WP3 - Blog Entry 2 - Socioeconomic Differences between White and Black Soldiers in the Civil War

        Academic Source Review: Socioeconomic Differences in the Health of Black Union Soldiers During the American Revolution

                My topic deals with the existing inequalities between African American soldiers and American soldiers during the Civil War. There is an evident disregard for the role that black soldiers played in the Civil War as the topic is often not covered when taught about in American history. This academic article logistically explored a selection of black soldiers in the Union Army and essentially compared them to white soldiers to demonstrate the inequalities through the treatment of the soldiers in regards to their health and well-being. The idea that soldiers were in the army for the fight for their freedom holds true as the source confirms the documented amount of slaves holds the majority of the black population in the army. 

                Overall, the source was helpful in providing information that reinforces the concept that black soldiers were treated very unfairly as there was a higher rate of medical attention for white soldiers in comparison to black soldiers during combat. The source is significant because it takes a cohort of soldiers to compare and analyze to apply to a larger cohort. The morality rates were higher in black soldiers than white soldiers. I recommend this source for its quantitative approach to demonstrate the severity of racist ideals during the Civil War. It was scientific and detailed with their numerical analysis to add a parallel to the life of African Americans with a prelude to the widespread of the abolitionist movement. 

ProQuest Link: 

https://www.proquest.com/docview/1991102091/B0D1067FC3594B67PQ/3?accountid=14749 

Citation: 

Lee, Chulhee. "Socioeconomic Differences in the Health of Black Union Soldiers During the American Civil War." Social Science History, vol. 33, no. 4, 2009, pp. 427-457. ProQuest, http://libproxy.usc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/socioeconomic-differences-health-black-union/docview/1991102091/se-2, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S014555320001107X.