Posted on Feb 13, 2023
Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about
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He has been compared to James Bond and Malcolm X, though his name has largely been left out of the history books.
Abraham Galloway was an African American who escaped enslavement in North Carolina, became a Union spy during the Civil War and recruited Black soldiers to fight with the North. That's the short version. The fuller picture would include his work as a revolutionary and being one of the first African Americans elected to the North Carolina Senate.
He has been compared to James Bond and Malcolm X, though his name has largely been left out of the history books.
Abraham Galloway was an African American who escaped enslavement in North Carolina, became a Union spy during the Civil War and recruited Black soldiers to fight with the North. That's the short version. The fuller picture would include his work as a revolutionary and being one of the first African Americans elected to the North Carolina Senate.
Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about
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Civil War
Slavery
Spying
Intelligence
American History
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Like Galloway, Craft grew up in North Carolina. He says ever since he learned about this radical Union spy from his home state, he has been a fan.
"Heroes like that give you strength, especially in a moment where everything is being challenged," says Craft. "History is being called 'critical race theory,' so they don't have to teach, you know, basic American history." Craft adds, "Nothing we're facing is, you know, analogous to what our ancestors have gone through, what Galloway went through."
Abraham Galloway didn't stop fighting for human rights once the Civil War ended. In 1868, he became one of the first African Americans elected to the North Carolina Senate. He advocated for women's suffrage and railed against the widespread use of the N-word.
Galloway died unexpectedly of an illness at age 33. His obituary in The Christian Recorder called him "bold, brave, defiant and a patriot." Some 6,000 people gathered in downtown Wilmington, N.C., for his funeral."
..."Like Galloway, Craft grew up in North Carolina. He says ever since he learned about this radical Union spy from his home state, he has been a fan.
"Heroes like that give you strength, especially in a moment where everything is being challenged," says Craft. "History is being called 'critical race theory,' so they don't have to teach, you know, basic American history." Craft adds, "Nothing we're facing is, you know, analogous to what our ancestors have gone through, what Galloway went through."
Abraham Galloway didn't stop fighting for human rights once the Civil War ended. In 1868, he became one of the first African Americans elected to the North Carolina Senate. He advocated for women's suffrage and railed against the widespread use of the N-word.
Galloway died unexpectedly of an illness at age 33. His obituary in The Christian Recorder called him "bold, brave, defiant and a patriot." Some 6,000 people gathered in downtown Wilmington, N.C., for his funeral."
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