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This is number 17 of 585 Primary Sources. « prev next » Related resources: African Americans and the Civil War Related topics: NCHS-5 NCHS-5-2-B NCSS-3 NCSS-5 APUSH-14 APUSH-14-E		African American Troops Liberating Slaves Primary source: "Colored Troops . . . Liberating Slaves in South Carolina," illustration, 1864. Caption: As the African American presence in the Northern war effort increased, so did the chances of freeing slaves from Southern plantations. "Colored Troops, Under General Wild, Liberating Slaves in South Carolina," Harper's Weekly 7, no. 369 (23 January 1864): 52. Courtesy of HarpWeek.

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