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African-Americans were not allowed to fight until __________.

A) the Gettysburg Address

B) the Emancipation Proclamation

C) the Battle of Vicksburg

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Answer:

B) Emancipation Proclamation

Step-by-step explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation, passed in 1862 by Abe Lincoln, allowed African Americans to enlist in the Civil War. They were only allowed to enlist if they were on the Confederacy side though, not the Union.

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