gleijeses_african_americans_and_the_war_against_spain
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In this reading, there is a consistent theme of black men feeling torn between to choice of fighting for the nation that did not protect them with the possibility of gaining recognition and perhaps a better standing in society as a result, or refusing to join as a show of protest. Points were brought up by black newspapers like the “Freeman” by showing the hypocrisy of white Americans supporting “Cuba Libre” while black people were losing their voting rights. However, other black publications like the “Colored American” took a different approach by trying to show that black men were willing to fight in the same that white men were, hoping it would curie favor. (Henry Prior)
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