From Lincoln's inauguration and the secession of eleven states to the Union to the first firefight at Fort Sumter, the inevitable Civil War began . Since America began to develop as an independent country, sectionalism (where the North wanted slavery abolished while the South wanted slavery) and growing conflicts between the North and South have always revolved around the question of slavery. This long overdue problem finally blows up in the face of the “United States” of America under the name of Civil War. Conflicts related to African Americans provoked the war, changed the course and complications of the war, and shaped the outcomes of the war informally and formally. African Americans also actively participated in the military during the Civil War. After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, African Americans were officially allowed to enlist in the military. Most slaves remained in the South while tens of thousands abandoned southern plantations to join the Union (Doc A). About ten percent of the total Union enlistments on land and sea were composed of blacks. African Americans joined in and fought willingly (Doc B) and courageously, now that they had a cause to fight for: the abolition of slavery. More than thirty-eight thousand people died during the war for the Union, suffering from the Fort Pillow massacre and serving in units such as the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiments and other black military units. Due to prejudices and ideas, the Confederacy did not conscript slaves into the military until the war was almost over; Confederate slaves worked on farms while white men joined the military. The new idea of ​​African Americans engaged in war, marching and fighting for the Union, changed the views of many whites and the treatment of blacks...... middle of paper ..... . respect the words of God (Doc E). They relied on those who had freed them to educate them. Other actions such as the Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted black people the same rights as an American citizen opposed to the Black Codes. Figures such as Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens, previously defeated, defended slaves and fought for their rights. The election of President Grant was also deeply connected to African Americans. Once African Americans were officially citizens and counted as voters instead of three-fifths per person, they held the power to vote and elect. President Grant won the election with the popular vote of blacks. The entire history of America has always been linked to African Americans. These people participated in the outbreak of the Civil War, thereby shaping the development and consequences of the war through social and physical reconstruction..