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1862 ? American Civil War: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation. 1865 ? American Civil War: The Confederate States of America agree to the use of African American troops.1925 ? Scopes Trial: A law in Tennessee prohibits the teaching of evolution.
1865 ? American Civil War: The Confederate States of America agree to the use of African American troops.
I didn't know that African American troops fought for the South.
“In the spring of 1865, the Confederate Congress, influenced by the public support by General Lee, approved the recruitment of black infantry units. Contrary to Lee?s and Davis?s recommendations, the Congress refused ?to guarantee the freedom of black volunteers.? No more than two hundred black troops were ever raised.”from wikipedial; attributed to: Levine, Bruce Half Slave and Half Free: The Roots of Civil War (1992) ISBN 0809053527 or Confederate Emancipation. (2006)
Likely both.Here are a couple of links I found that may shed some light....http://www.forrestsescort.org/blacks.htmhttp://www.37thtexas.org/html/BlkHist.html
1621 ? Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, “Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset.”...second only to the Sacagawea / Lewis and Clark saga for "Most Unlikely Plot Device in Hollywood History." Proves truth is stranger than fiction. 😀
1756 ? Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern). 1776 ? American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city. 1780 ? American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
