War Department General Order 143 created US Colored Troops #OnThisDay 157 yrs ago: 5/22/1863. By Civil War's end, nearly 200,000 African Americans had served in US forces & helped defeat Confederacy. Twenty-five eventually received Medal of Honor for heroism. #twitterstorians
#OnThisDay in 1862, enslaved man Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate ship, piloted it out of Charleston’s harbor to US Navy’s blockade—and to freedom. He later served as a Republican in SC State House & Senate & represented SC in US House of Representatives. #twitterstorians
“'The most disrespected person in America is the black woman.' Malcolm’s words ring true to this day—and marginalization of black women’s voices in mainstream narratives of his life underscore this point." #BlackHistoryMonth
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