LESSONS FROM AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
The history of African American Civil War during the early battle was indeed one of the most devastating civil war in the history of mankind. The battle began by African American was during the mid 18th century led the assault of the confederate positions using hand to hand combat but basically defeated. The Assault of fort Wagner has become one of the most unforgettable battles of the African American Civil War. The Confederate have suffered tremendous casualties of more than 68,000 people that leads to death of about 37,000 lives of white and black Americans.
Although the black soldiers have risk their lives in the battle but the African American still suffered from discrimination consequently when they are given shorter salary increase and allowance during the war. You may ask why the African Americans have joined such war without the knowledge and principles they upheld in the battle. Actually the Civil war has not been the battle for truth and justice but a battle of power and political motivation of greed. We are not going to trace back the History of War on its absolute manner but the history of people during and after the war and how they lived and why the changes have brought forth a wider history appreciation.
If we are going to look back in the reality Africans would think about having a new life in other land but in vain, they have landed in the hand of Americans due to Trans-Atlantic slavery. The Americans would bring millions of African to their country to become a slave. The life of African American 200 years ago was like of that Animal in the farm, they are the slave because of their color. They are working day and night for white people. They are the ones who worked for on the plantation for food that they could not eat. Most women have been raped and transferred into sex slavery and some children starved to death, they are brutally murdered like chicken into their own homes and anywhere else and this has been their lives for decades, they have suffered long enough without political, social, and cultural deliverance. During the mid 17th century the slavery has become legal
This has been the reason why African American has joined the troop rebels to fight for freedom. The war brought about traumatic political changes and social will in the heart of most African American in quest for freedom. They would rather die fighting than being a worthless Slave of society. They want to end the Slavery they have experienced and they will risk their lives for their children to manifest changes in society. This has been the reason why without a doubt struggled against the civil war. It was Abraham Lincoln who emancipated the proclamation of executive order of liberation during the 1863 but was ridiculed for it was not in their control to take freedom into their hand it took them more years to really uphold the liberation.
It was 1865 after four long years of fighting the end of Civil war brought forth political and social motivation among the African American society. Knowing that they are free inspired by hope and liberty, some of them started to look for work on lowlands and highlands. Some of them came back to their masters and some of them have taken time to school even if it’s hard for them to understand. They have realized the value of changes that they have experienced, that’s why some of them got married to live a normal family life. They have taken the advantage to live and practice their cultural belief without difference, they sought economic freedom to live in modesty and create a little business among themselves. Although some of them have not been successful to live a worthy life that they expect, most of them have not suffered much about slavery although there is discrimination during those times.
The known tale of Slavery has shaped the lives of many African American until today. The freedom of the United States and their Political, Social and Cultural conformity will remain as long as they upheld the moral values that they have learned in the entire course of history. The death of thousand African American has brought forth noble heroes that will protect the land of the free. Slavery and lawlessness will never be experienced against their land for there will always be men and women who will fight for freedom if there will ever be tyrants who would try to occupy their country.
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