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Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville, GA
Andersonville National Historic Site preserves Camp Sumter, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War. It also highlights the contentious issue of prisoner exchange, specifically regarding the Confederacy's refusal to treat captured Black Union soldiers as equal, leading to their prolonged and harsh imprisonment.
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The myth this site refutes: that Black Americans were not trusted to fight for the country. They fought — and were still denied the rights they defended.
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"Both part of: American Civil War"
"Both part of: American Civil War"
"Both part of: American Civil War"