How did the Civil War impacted our Civil Right issues of modern time? In other word how does the Civil war impact the right of some particular group, such as African American. How did their life changes? In the earlier time of the civil war, free black man and escaped slave was been banned to serve in the union army. Because Lincoln think it would push finally being accepted to enlist in the US army service. Lincoln administration the idea to create 180000 new African American to sign up. He also worried that this decision would encourage the border state to secede. However African Americans faced additional situation that is based on the racial prejudice among white soldier. Even though African American were accepted by the federal law, but still didn’t being accepted by white mentally. During that period of time, most white think African American is lacking of discipline and mental ability, they acting like a child. Also they think slavery is worn their manhood out, will make them irresponsible or very dependent, in other word like a troublemaker, so white soldiers think the African American lack of the ability to fight well. …show more content…
So white soldiers refused to paid African as the same as white. Overall African American only paid 10 dollars per month, which was deducted from clothing, and some other supplies. In the other hand White soldier gets paid 13 dollars a month without from being deducted from cloth and other supplies. According to the movie Trip complained that is unfair to be payed less than White man, he think we all human, white isn’t born noble than black, so he lead all other black soldiers to go against this racial prejudice