Discuss the meaning of freedom during the Civil War and Reconstruction. What methods did African Amrericans employ to ensure their freedom during the Civil War and Reconstruction?

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The Civil War and Reconstruction

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Discuss the meaning of freedom during the Civil War and Reconstruction. What methods did African Amrericans employ to ensure their freedom during the Civil War and Reconstruction?
Were these methods successful, why or why not? What obstacles if any stood in the way of African Americans quest for freedom?
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The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 3 Into the Fire 1861 1896