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title: "Why didn't the Confederacy draft slaves and free blacks into the army?"  
description: "Why didn't the Confederacy draft slaves and free blacks into the army?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43123/why-didn-t-the-confederacy-draft-slaves-and-free-blacks-into-the-army  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why didn't the Confederacy draft slaves and free blacks into the army?

Why didn't the Confederacy [draft](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34813/why-do-nba-teams-draft-players) slaves and [free](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85717/the-best-free-reading-apps-for-book-lovers) blacks into the army?\
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