Revolution Held Mixed Blessing For Negroes
An editor's note frames a multi-part history by C. Vann Woodward on how the American Revolution divided slavery. It covers soldiers of African descent, emancipation debates in Virginia and the North, the Northwest Ordinance, rising slave prices, and the role of abolitionist pressure versus Southern defense of slavery. The piece notes the era's complex mix of freedom ideals and racial oppression shaping Black lives.
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North
South
a@mnerica
United States
Jefferson
Congress
Hiaiti
Virginia
Texas
Southwest
Union Enlistment of Black Soldiers Turns Point in War
The Union initially rejected Black men for service but relented within a year, enlisting about 180,000, roughly half from seceding states. By war’s end they comprised about 12 percent of Union troops, serving in all theaters with high losses. Historian Adams notes their conduct matched others, yet they suffered more. Tomorrow: The Reconstruction Era.
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Charles Francis Adams
Taxes Rise In March Reports From Kansas State Finance
A kansas state finance report notes March tax collections show gains in most categories. Sales tax up 6 percent, individual income tax up 9 percent, corporate income tax up 48 percent, and compensating use tax up 11 percent. Gasoline and beer taxes fall, while nine month totals rose about six percent. Slavery era note references Lincoln and wartime fugitive slaves, with a March figure of $13,969 in fugitives reported.
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J. E. Kirchner
Union Woul
Department of Revibe
Enue
Tax Revenue Rise Reported for 1956 57 Fiscal Year
The report notes total tax collections increased driven by corporate and individual income taxes and motor fuels. It cites rises of $2,220,200 in first nine cent individual income taxes, $166,900 in corporate taxes, and $918,200 in another tax category, with inheritance taxes varying year to year and filings due by April 15.
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Kirchner
Incor
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