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More than 150 years after the Civil War, scores of websites, articles, and organisations repeat claims that anywhere up to 100,000 African Americans fought in the Confederate army. Kevin Levin explains that imprecise contemporary accounts and poorly understood primary-source material have helped fuel the rise of the black Confederate myth.

African Americans --- Enslaved persons --- African American soldiers --- History --- Confederate States of America. --- African American troops. --- United States --- Participation, African American.