How does the article “black soldiers in the civil war” contribute to the civil rights movement? (article listed below) i’ll give 100 points!

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Black soldiers hoped that their military service would serve as a powerful claim to equal citizenship for African Americans. When they came home, however, they encountered fierce resistance from white supremacists determined to reassert the prewar racial order.

answer' recieve unequal treatment as a group;