The Civil War's 'Brother Artists' - NYTimes.com: "These men, probably former slaves who worked on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, weren’t incidental: early in the war, black railroad workers, both free Northern blacks and Southern slaves, played a critical role in building and maintaining the rail networks. At the same time, the strategic importance of the railroads meant that these black workers would help determine the success of the Union Army, even as the railroads helped determine their future as free men. Why, then, were they left out?"
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