The first major conflict on American soil in which Blacks served as soldiers was King William's War from 1689–1697. The last major conflict, prior to 1948, in which Blacks and whites fought in in...

"They didn't mix the white and black in the [second world] war. But now it gives you a kind of independence because they felt that we gone off and fought, we should be equal. Everything started ope...

Census of 1940 U.S. population: 131.7 million Black population: 12.9 million (9.8%) Census of 1960 U.S. population: 179.3 million Black population: 18.9 million (10.5%) Life Expectancy 1940 and 196...

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Confederacy, Confederate States of America Between 1861 and 1865, the Confederacy, or the Confederate States of America, was comprised of 11 southern states—South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida,...