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Buffalo Soldiers | The Brass Letters | 1
Lindsey Graham
Over time, President Lincoln's desire to end the conflict outweighed his fears of any public backlash. So, in the wake of the Emancipation Proclamation, thousands of Black men rushed to join the Union ranks. In total, roughly 180,000 Black men served in segregated regiments known as the United States Colored Troops, or USCT.
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