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| President William Taft at Grand Army of the Republic Convention Rochester, NY,1911 Photo credit: Wikimedia |
The
media spotlight has been shining bright on the removal of Confederate
monuments and statues. Getting less attention is the sacrifice both
black and white Union soldiers made to help preserve the Union and
end slavery.
For this story I talked to Associate
Professor of History at UCF, Barbara Gannon, about the shared
sacrifice of black and white Union soldiers and the post-Civil War
veteran’s organization called The Grand Army of the Republic.
Click to listen to The Grand Army of the Republic.