Grant and the Black Soldier.

Autor/in	Lambert, Robert G., Jr.
Institution	Army Public Affairs, Washington, DC.
Titel	Grant and the Black Soldier.
Quelle	(1985), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Black History; Civil Rights; Civil War (United States); Military Science; Minority Groups; Presidents of the United States; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Military studies; Militärwissenschaft; Ethnische Minderheit
Abstract	General Ulysses S. Grant reflected the prevailing views of his community and times concerning social attitudes. Although opposed to slavery, he was not a strong advocate of liberties and rights for black people. Like President Lincoln, Grant at first opposed use of black troops in the Civil War. On July 17, 1862 black recruitment was approved and black military units, led by white officers, were organized. The black soldiers performed admirably in several battles. General Grant enthusiastically endorsed participation by blacks in the wartime Army, but expressed reservations about encouraging their continuation as regulars in the full-time Army. When military necessity faded, Grant's enthusiasm for black military units declined. At the end of the war, General Grant advised against using black troops in the occupation of the defeated southland. He did support strongly passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave black males the right to vote. As President, Grant wavered in support of Reconstruction laws that protected the rights of black people in the former Confederate states. In this, President Grant believed he was following the will of the majority. In racial matters, Ulysses S. Grant was primarily a reflector of public opinion, not a leader of it. A chronology of main events in Grant's life is appended. (JP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC