civil war
For minorities, as for other Americans, the Civil War was an opportunity to prove their valor and loyalty. ... , African American volunteers were turned away from recruiting stations and told, "This is a white mans war. ... And so the Civil War was over. Yet even the ending of the war did not bring real peace. ... The Civil War had solved some old problems for the United States. ... But many of the problems created by the Civil War have been solved. ... Most of the damage of war has been long repaired.