An often overlooked part of the "American Experience" is the role that African American women played in the Civil War. This article shares the story of Hannah Johnson who had the courage to write President Lincoln concerning her son. She closed with a combined plea and a final demand: “Will you see that the colored men fighting now, are fairly treated. You ought to do this, and do it at once, Not let the thing run along meet it quickly and manfully, and stop this, mean cowardly cruelty. We poor oppressed ones, appeal to you, and ask fair play.”
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 21:52:20 +0000
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