In 1866- Congress enabled legislation that allowed African American men to serve in six all-black segregated units in the US Army during peacetime
In 1868- 14th Amendment to U S Constitution ratified
To Inspire You
No people can more exactly interpret the inmost meaning of the present situation in Ireland than the American Negro. The scheme is simple. You knock a man down and then have him arrested for assault. You kill a man and then hang the corpse.