# ‘Out of This Strife’ author argues free people of color played a major role in Civil War

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Podcast: [Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304)
Published: 2026-06-17T12:30:05+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-06-17/out-of-this-strife-author-argues-free-people-of-color-played-a-major-role-in-civil-war
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The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one historian argues a key part of that legacy involves free people of color. At the beginning of the war, nearly half a million people of color were free, and he says their stories ultimately helped lay the groundwork for a more expansive vision of American freedom.

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