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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Charleston, SC
This park preserves the sites where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired. It also tells the story of enslaved and free African Americans in Charleston, a major port in the transatlantic slave trade, and their roles during the Civil War.
Counter-Narrative
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"