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Most Americans are aware that the Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America and was a conflict sparked primarily by a disagreement over the institution of slavery.
What many Americans are not aware of is the key role that Black soldiers played in the U.S. victory.
But now a free interactive, virtual class being offered by educators at Pittsburgh’s Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum will help to bridge that knowledge gap. The class, “African-Americans in the Civil War,” is being held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Varsity Tutors and will also follow the journey of Matthew Nesbitt from “slave to soldier” that challenges attendees to ask: “What would I do?”