Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War

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  • @diy786s
    @diy786s 20 годин тому +35

    Proud of my fellow Afghan who fought to end slavery and spread true Islam. May Allah rest his soul in peace ❤ 🇦🇫

    • @manchagojohnsonmanchago6367
      @manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 16 годин тому

      Hmmm yeah end slavery in America
      In every Muslim country it was still rampant till the mid 20th century

    • @Brotha.Jay1
      @Brotha.Jay1 43 хвилини тому +1

      This brothers story say he was a Persian born in Persia then raised in Afghanistan. 🇦🇫 still a beautiful story/ life story. Praise Allah.

    • @diy786s
      @diy786s 12 хвилин тому

      @Brotha.Jay1 you love to claim anything as Persians even Enestien 😄

  • @Wakakakzi
    @Wakakakzi 3 дні тому +393

    If any Muslim in USA is close to his grave, please go offer his Janaza prayer. He was probably burried without Janaza.

    • @chaudhry6769
      @chaudhry6769 3 дні тому +23

      That is what I was thinking

    • @massigatandiogora2527
      @massigatandiogora2527 3 дні тому +6

      If he died a martyr on the battlefield praying on him is not allowed.

    • @ZoraDelaney
      @ZoraDelaney 2 дні тому +39

      @@massigatandiogora2527 He didn't die on the battlefield though. Did you watch the video?

    • @LoneWombat2126
      @LoneWombat2126 2 дні тому +18

      Inna lillahi was inna Illini Raji’un
      إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

    • @chiqtheequeen
      @chiqtheequeen День тому +6

      ICNA is actually quite close by to Cypress Hills Cemetary

  • @kesagatame
    @kesagatame 4 дні тому +286

    This is a timely reminder about the demographic make-up of this country and the sacrifices made by many people from different countries and backgrounds

    • @alexanderrahl482
      @alexanderrahl482 3 дні тому

      This video won't break 1mil views in 5 years.
      Race does still matter to most. As it always has, and will.
      The separation is too far to come back.
      There will be another civil war, within 20 years, if not sooner.

    • @javionriley8739
      @javionriley8739 3 дні тому +1

      No, don’t confuse a hand full of people as coming to USA pre 1900 with black Americans (descendants of USA chattel slavery) who did 99% of the work via slavery

    • @othellosson1621
      @othellosson1621 2 дні тому +10

      Also a reminder of the manipulative, utilitarian, usage of others by those who think they have a Mandate of Heaven to brutally rule. 🤷🏿

    • @alexanderrahl482
      @alexanderrahl482 2 дні тому

      @othellosson1621 You will continue to be ruled.

    • @AxxinTheSupernova
      @AxxinTheSupernova День тому +8

      Also a reminder, of yet again, something not taught in schools, that should be, but won't be

  • @nolie3623
    @nolie3623 4 дні тому +202

    Thank you PBS from an proud Afghan American..🙏🙏

    • @KL11WELLL
      @KL11WELLL 2 дні тому +1

      @Nolie3623 • 1d Ago
      POOR Pilgrim Sorrow & Lumbee Tribe Don't Trust Religious Demon

    • @beberodriguez4160
      @beberodriguez4160 День тому +2

      What about ALL the Enslaved descendant of afriCANS [ many were betrayed trafficked SOLD from West Africa] who were Muslims and couldn't identify for fear of retribution 😢

    • @mlys7184
      @mlys7184 День тому +1

      @@beberodriguez4160 Thank you, for sharing your... thoughts. You may sit down again.

    • @inga5567
      @inga5567 День тому +1

      Yeap, I’m shocked too, couldn’t expect it from PBS, kudos👍👍👍

  • @douglasboyle6544
    @douglasboyle6544 3 дні тому +121

    As a former soldier, I enjoy stories like this. It's important to remember the diversity of our country and, by extension, our military, which is what keeps us strong. As someone else noted in a comment, "This is a timely reminder"

    • @Ummkelechi
      @Ummkelechi 2 дні тому +4

      Thank you for your service ❤❤

    • @MrYusha
      @MrYusha День тому +7

      I met an African American marine at my Mosque, this was 15 years ago or so. He served 4 years in the Marines and took shahadah (testimony of faith) and converted to Islam. He needed a place to stay so I took him in for 6 months. In Iraq the Iraqi soldiers called him Abu Hussein so he wanted to be called that but we told him that means, ' the father of Hussein ' so he'd need a son named Hussein lol. But we just went with it and accepted him into Islam. Unfortunately he was mentally stuck in the battlefield. I got him a job at Target as security and he was standing at the door like a soldier so I had to teach him to smile, seriously! I'd come home and he'd be practicing his smile... 😢
      Dunno where he is now. He left all his stripes and uniforms at my place when he moved out. 😕

    • @megamanx466
      @megamanx466 День тому +1

      @@MrYusha Thanks for doing what you could. PTSD is a terrible thing that we as a country need to learn to deprogram out of our soldiers once they're home from a war!

    • @falischika6221
      @falischika6221 День тому

      @@MrYusha why did you let him go? You knew that he wasn’t all there and you released him to the cruel world like that? 😔

  • @narkelnaru2710
    @narkelnaru2710 2 дні тому +77

    I know UA-cam's treasures are endless. But even by that infinite measure, this is a gem.
    This is a superb story. And it is so uplifting.
    Thank you for this.

  • @letolethe3344
    @letolethe3344 3 дні тому +114

    This is so enlightening. So glad to know about the Tunisian Major General Hussein's letter advocating abolition.

  • @iqratube
    @iqratube День тому +15

    Thank you PBS for this story of Muslim Americans who strived for ending slavery in America.

  • @jso6790
    @jso6790 3 дні тому +66

    Thank you for this! It is amazing to me how shocked my students are when I inform them that Muslims lived in what becomes the United States from as early as 1565 in St. Augustine, and that Muslim Africans, likely, were members of Spanish expeditions exploring the US Southwest.

    • @sknmwms6516
      @sknmwms6516 День тому +13

      NO SUPRISE to me my GREAT GRAND FATHER WAS MUSLIM. PRAYED TO THE EAST read and wrote ARABIC. I grew up knowing we were MUSLIM. My GRAND FATHER WAS BORN IN 1880s.

    • @aaronalmighty1119
      @aaronalmighty1119 22 години тому +3

      Most History Classes only start with the English bringing slaves in 1619, but not the Spanish bringing slaves to St Augustine in 1565 and Pensacola before that. African explorers (Moors) had been in the Americas!!

  • @ericpowell4350
    @ericpowell4350 День тому +25

    So much of our history is buried. This was an excellent historical piece.

  • @martinasolej7223
    @martinasolej7223 3 дні тому +29

    Wow, this is an amazing piece of American History! Our Muslim brothers and sisters have been here in America - fighting for humanity - for freedom. Stop all wars NOW!!! We are all one -united we stand against fake wars.

    • @jonoc3729
      @jonoc3729 3 дні тому

      At the time of the Civil War slavery was allowed throughout the muslim world, only under western pressure did the muslims end it.

  • @elynoorzai9407
    @elynoorzai9407 День тому +9

    As a Muslim American this truly makes me so proud of America. I wish the general public understood how many Muslims really lived in early America

    • @maaziy_ghaziyIYI
      @maaziy_ghaziyIYI День тому

      America is the biggest threat to Islam, Muslims and the rest of the humanity.

  • @crazycowboy213
    @crazycowboy213 3 дні тому +75

    That tombstone should be replaced with his full name. This is the least that could be done for a man who spent 20 years trying to get his pension after honorably serving.

    • @yasminea7149
      @yasminea7149 День тому +1

      Or at least an addition should be made stating his real name next to the official one.

  • @dylanhill1640
    @dylanhill1640 3 дні тому +40

    This documentary was extremely informative. A+

  • @SpecialSP
    @SpecialSP 3 дні тому +52

    Thank you, Malika, for always being on the right side of history. I must say that I was surprised when I heard your comforting voice at the very beginning of this video. You bring comfort and knowledge to an old lady on Al Jazeera. Thank YOU for ALL you are doing.

  • @ashizgar
    @ashizgar 2 дні тому +37

    Really feeling proud to know how much Muslims were involved in making America the great country from its beginning. Thanks for making the great documentary.

    • @2livenoob
      @2livenoob День тому

      You weren't saying this a year ago. A year ago you were praying for its downfall.

    • @Omer1996E.C
      @Omer1996E.C День тому

      Ashamed how muslims were repeatedly fooled to help America which continously tried to destroy them, and millions of muslims worldwide. Psychologically, they did even more damage. No pride in saving that one who envies your mere existence.

    • @jhonshephard921
      @jhonshephard921 День тому +1

      knowing the Cold War history and even history of things like how the Philippines and Hawaii was conquered, not to mention what it is doing right now outside its borders, I would not say great. But one of the basically only two times it was great and moral as a government was in the reconstruction era(the one in which these Muslim Americans were involved) and in world war 2.

    • @vanessac1965
      @vanessac1965 20 годин тому

      ​@@2livenooboh because you know what random people on UA-cam do and think? 😂

  • @GoodChuteX2
    @GoodChuteX2 3 дні тому +30

    Jazakallah khair for this video sister.

  • @ObieR
    @ObieR День тому +9

    Someone should definitely make this into a movie it would be amazing

  • @domdela5217
    @domdela5217 3 дні тому +35

    Another great history lesson from PBS. Thank you to all who made it possible.

  • @wrmprixa99
    @wrmprixa99 2 дні тому +18

    I recently read about Tunisian Major General Hussein's letter in one of Mustafa Akyol's books. Very cool to see it presented here! Excellent series.

  • @upondivineguidanceorder2548
    @upondivineguidanceorder2548 3 дні тому +18

    The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This matter will certainly reach every place touched by the night and day. Allah will not leave a house or residence but that Allah will cause this religion to enter it, by which the honorable will be honored, and the disgraceful will be disgraced. Allah will honor the honorable with Islam, and he will disgrace the disgraceful with unbelief.”

  • @babupasha3491
    @babupasha3491 2 дні тому +45

    This world is incomplete without Muslim

  • @zeeshawnali4078
    @zeeshawnali4078 3 дні тому +23

    Amazing story from PBS, thanks for sharing.

  • @KM-tz6vv
    @KM-tz6vv 3 дні тому +22

    Thank you PBS for this series. Extremely interesting and timely.

  • @medusagorgon9
    @medusagorgon9 3 дні тому +19

    Thank you for telling this part of American history. I hope people reflect on it, and remember that immigrants have done a great deal to support this country! Even to the point of fighting our wars!

  • @DetroitCoalition
    @DetroitCoalition 2 дні тому +23

    Why do people run away from these parts of our history?

  • @janerkenbrack3373
    @janerkenbrack3373 4 дні тому +42

    Fascinating story. So glad to have heard it.

    • @MalikaBilal
      @MalikaBilal 4 дні тому +10

      Same here, when I first learned about it! Thanks for watching!

    • @SpecialSP
      @SpecialSP 3 дні тому +5

      @@MalikaBilal Thank you, Malika for everything you do.

  • @CoffeeWater-q9b
    @CoffeeWater-q9b День тому +3

    I had heard about enslaved muslims africans, but not muslims on the civil war. I live near a large (christian and muslims but mostly muslim) arab population so I always love learning about the history of islam!

  • @pazley612
    @pazley612 4 дні тому +17

    Thank you for this important story.

  • @BlckgalAnointed
    @BlckgalAnointed 3 дні тому +12

    Thanks PBS I love every one of your specials ❤❤❤

  • @gamasb8222
    @gamasb8222 День тому +3

    I sm a muslim American and I watched many times a documentary about civil war. It is part of our american history.

  • @Mohmee88
    @Mohmee88 2 дні тому +13

    And in the end, they labelled him 'John'. An amazing story about erasure as much as it is about a brave Muslim & the Civil War. I really hope PBS is able to stay this buoyantly true. Even after literacy is banned in 2025.

  • @malikahmad8170
    @malikahmad8170 2 дні тому +12

    As a Muslim lawyer, I am still amazed at the pension rules are still very complex and annoyingly tedious as I fought many cases and was helpful to many soldiers and foreign support defense personnel associated with US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pension cases are disfavored in the legal community because the attorneys do not draw much fee, complex and rule-based and even I took them pro bono and not particularly liking them. Shockingly, the names and origin of some of these pensioners were still from Afghanistan even at this time, many with names starting with Muhammad and ending in Khan.

  • @kidmohair8151
    @kidmohair8151 2 дні тому +14

    i sincerely hope that PBS will be able to survive under the incoming régime.
    stories such as this are vital to honesty in history.
    peace to Muhammad Khan.

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 2 дні тому

      As long as PBS doesn't produce fake information docs., they ought to be fine. Remember they are government funded.
      It's time to be rid of all phony news and documentaries!
      Let Hollyweird make the fictional films, that's their forte'.

  • @ianblake815
    @ianblake815 2 дні тому +5

    An Afghan in the American civil war? Wow history!

  • @zghani2410
    @zghani2410 День тому +1

    These great stories need to be captured in American history books and taught. Great story and thank you, PBS!

  • @nebunezz_r
    @nebunezz_r 21 годину тому +4

    Of course he's an afghan. There's no people resisting imperialism better than Afghani.

  • @ImSoHOUSTON
    @ImSoHOUSTON 2 дні тому +6

    Truly INCREDIBLE work!!! That was AMAZING!!! Excellent, fully detailed report. I really enjoyed it so much that I subscribed😂

  • @lucindafarrow7610
    @lucindafarrow7610 15 годин тому

    Oh, man, this story made me cry so much. Thank you Malika Bilal for bringing Muhammad Kahn's story to light.

  • @kakazaipashtuns
    @kakazaipashtuns День тому +3

    Dear PBS,
    Thank you for shedding light on the fascinating and often overlooked contributions of Muslims during pivotal moments in American history, including the Civil War. However, I’d like to point out an important correction regarding the spelling of Muhammad Khan’s surname in your feature.
    The surname "Khan" is deeply rooted in the cultural and historical traditions of Pashtuns from Afghanistan and South-Central Asia. It is one of the most common surnames in this region, originating from a title used by leaders and nobility. In contrast, the spelling "Kahn" is typically associated with Jewish heritage, and its use here appears to be a misrepresentation of Muhammad Khan’s Afghan-Pashtun identity.
    Given that Muhammad Khan was identified as an immigrant from Afghanistan, I kindly urge PBS to consider revising the spelling of his name to "Khan" to reflect his cultural and ethnic background more accurately. Ensuring the correct spelling helps preserve the authenticity of this important narrative and respects the history of Pashtun contributions to the Union Army during the Civil War.
    Thank you for your efforts to illuminate these remarkable stories with integrity and accuracy.

  • @MossyMozart
    @MossyMozart 2 дні тому +9

    I have read a brief mention that there were a few Muslim soldiers who fought in the US Revolutionary War. If that is true, perhaps a documentary about them could be created? I and other Americans would appreciate it.

  • @ashspeaking7910
    @ashspeaking7910 День тому +1

    PBS is my go-to-channel whenever I need to learn about.........about anything ❤ Thank you, PBS ❤

  • @shafiqmojaddedi3607
    @shafiqmojaddedi3607 День тому +1

    Thank you !
    This story gave me goosebumps! Very emotional!

  • @thaabitshabazz4117
    @thaabitshabazz4117 2 дні тому +6

    Brother Muhammad Khan, Was NEVER Mentioned in the grade level of school books describing the civil war as i recall.

  • @tarekz9992
    @tarekz9992 День тому +1

    Thank you for the wonderful production and sharing his story!

  • @AFROBostonWriter
    @AFROBostonWriter 3 дні тому +7

    Time to make a movie of this!

  • @mikebgdv
    @mikebgdv 2 дні тому +3

    So wild how much history there is in the world that’s never heard of

  • @saadiaarslanturk2850
    @saadiaarslanturk2850 2 дні тому +8

    Islamic world is diverse, of many ethnic backgrounds. Afghans would be considered white in racist United States.

  • @reneedennis2011
    @reneedennis2011 День тому +2

    Thank you for this video. I didn't know about this history.

  • @ardanndb
    @ardanndb День тому +1

    i really like this series, thanks PBS. Greetings from Indonesia

  • @22221mm
    @22221mm 3 дні тому +5

    Beautiful documentary.

  • @TinaAli-v1s
    @TinaAli-v1s День тому +2

    Thanks pbs. For sharing great 👍 history 👏

  • @Bronxguyanese
    @Bronxguyanese 3 дні тому +30

    The American Civil War was a very diverse war aswell as Americas first was that was inclusive. Native Americans, Italian Americans, Hispanic Americans Cubans, Spanish and Mexican Americans, Chinese Americans, Indian Americans , Irish Americans, German Americans, polish Americans, African Americans, black immigrants all fought in the civil war and aswell fought on both sides of the conflict.

    • @mrbaab5932
      @mrbaab5932 3 дні тому +4

      Wrong, the USA Revolution had Blacks and Native Americans on both the American and British sides.

    • @achildsheart4658
      @achildsheart4658 3 дні тому +1

      @@mrbaab5932thank you …people just making up narratives

    • @dGuthrie1-hc2rx
      @dGuthrie1-hc2rx 2 дні тому +2

      Black immigrants had nothing to do with it

    • @achildsheart4658
      @achildsheart4658 2 дні тому

      @@dGuthrie1-hc2rx the amendments and laws wasn’t about you…stop… you fled and couldn’t fight your oppressors at home… America needed slavery to be rich ,they didn’t need you …

    • @megamanx466
      @megamanx466 День тому

      @@dGuthrie1-hc2rx Do you have proof they didn't? A link? Anything? I'm curious to know.

  • @Buttlet-g7j
    @Buttlet-g7j День тому +2

    Thanks for this documentary.

  • @andyhughes8433
    @andyhughes8433 4 дні тому +12

    Amazing story and bit of history which is only now being publicised. Islam is a religion which I will further explore.

  • @carlamiglin2705
    @carlamiglin2705 4 дні тому +10

    Still have trouble today getting pension.

  • @ellen4956
    @ellen4956 2 дні тому +4

    I have read many letters written by soldiers that fought in the American Revolutionary War, to get their pensions. The laws were passed in 1818, 1820, and 1832. The original records were burned in 1812 when the British attacked and burned Washington DC, so soldiers had to petition for their pensions, and get other people who knew them to testify. Even then, many of them were turned down because they couldn't remember names of people and places they fought in the 1770s and 1780s, so even for the latest that was 38 years (or so) before, and they were old men by the time they petitioned. Some of the letters are from widows who should have been able to collect their husbands' pensions. And it wasn't much even if they won. Some men's pensions were turned down because they were in charge of supplies such as bringing barrels of salted meat, blankets and shoes, and some courts did not consider that "being a soldier" even though they were. In the reconstructed records, some of their names are there.
    Since Muhammed Kahn's name is known now, his headstone could probably be changed to one with his real name. Some of his records even reflect that now, so it could be done.

  • @TheBlue65packer
    @TheBlue65packer 2 дні тому +2

    A truly amazing story!

  • @historybeforeus
    @historybeforeus 2 дні тому +3

    Great work. Thanks for the education!

  • @Planet_Xplorer
    @Planet_Xplorer 2 дні тому +3

    Beautiful documentary ❤️

  • @razwana500
    @razwana500 День тому +2

    Thanks for this video - never knew this.

  • @ecamp6360
    @ecamp6360 3 дні тому +11

    Muslims have been here since the beginning of the U.S.A. It is because of them, and Jews, and others, that we have Freedom of Worship.

    • @StAmander
      @StAmander День тому +2

      With other being Christians such as Quakers who were persecuted for their denomination in Britain or elsewhere in Europe. We mustn’t forget that either.

    • @ecamp6360
      @ecamp6360 День тому +1

      @StAmander Yes, we owe a lot to the Dutch, too, esp. the Flushing Remonstrance.

    • @StAmander
      @StAmander День тому

      @@ecamp6360 yeah, I fear if Christians forgot who were their own persecutors back in Europe, that the US will lose its first amendment to evangelical fundamentalists.

  • @ragantate3995
    @ragantate3995 3 дні тому +9

    We live in nothing more than a huge, HUGE crime scene that happens to be in huge,
    HUGE universe…

  • @zone7permaculture587
    @zone7permaculture587 День тому +1

    Mashallah what a documentary

  • @Karim-vt1xb
    @Karim-vt1xb 2 дні тому +2

    Very interesting! Thank you!

  • @joshuabeldo2656
    @joshuabeldo2656 2 дні тому +5

    Salaam🙏🏾☪️🇺🇸….

  • @stewartmerrell8321
    @stewartmerrell8321 3 дні тому +3

    Thanks for the important information...

  • @MrYusha
    @MrYusha День тому +4

    Is Muhammad Khan's writing published?

  • @orobleh77
    @orobleh77 День тому +5

    Great story of the contributions made by Muslims and other cultures to US History. I am sure the radical right and right wingers don't like to see this great documentary.

  • @farhad.noorzay
    @farhad.noorzay 21 годину тому +1

    Incredible story!

  • @abomarsyr103
    @abomarsyr103 18 годин тому

    once again PBS gives the best documentaries

  • @TheGhostOfMichaelJackson
    @TheGhostOfMichaelJackson 4 дні тому +5

    When she said Asian immigrants were coming over at that time I instantly thought about Dave Chappelle’s “The Roots Outtakes” skit.

    • @mrbaab5932
      @mrbaab5932 3 дні тому

      Racist California Democrats would not let Chinese in California join the army.

    • @mrbaab5932
      @mrbaab5932 3 дні тому

      The moral principles of Islam allowed the Prophet to own 2 Black slaves according to Islamic history.

    • @GregoryShakir
      @GregoryShakir День тому

      @@mrbaab5932a lie !

  • @behuman3801
    @behuman3801 2 дні тому +5

    The Khan spelling has been changed to Kahn
    So Americans with Kahn surname could be descendents of Afghanis and Indian/Pakistani

    • @plaistowbill
      @plaistowbill День тому

      Kahn is often a Jewish name.

    • @yasminea7149
      @yasminea7149 День тому +1

      Afghans. Afghanis is the currency.

    • @temptemp4174
      @temptemp4174 6 годин тому

      ​@@plaistowbillis that a corruption if the name Cohen? Or is it a full on Hebrew name aswell on its own?

  • @shaolinmonkey1112
    @shaolinmonkey1112 День тому +4

    There was also Ramadan ibn wati a Cherokee Chef

  • @eclarida
    @eclarida День тому +1

    Not to mention how many Muslims that were kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America who fought the war - Proud Fulani Descendant

  • @onehappiness
    @onehappiness 4 дні тому +7

    Fascinating story. Thank you!

  • @kelli-c1v
    @kelli-c1v 21 годину тому +2

    All are created equal - Word! 🎉

  • @tahaplh1
    @tahaplh1 День тому +1

    the prophet Muhammed said that before Lincoln, all men are created equal

  • @esobed1
    @esobed1 2 дні тому +6

    I wish more Fox and Newsmax viewers would watch content like this. I wish the next Administration's military would watch this video before they go on the rampage of anti-woke and anti-d.e.i. We are disgracing the memories of so many patriots with the belief that only white people can be patriots... of all colors and creeds.

    • @megamanx466
      @megamanx466 День тому

      They just spout whatever to their viewers and they generally know who most of their viewers are... therefore they cater to them so advertisers get their views. They don't care about "grace" or "honor"... only money. 🤷‍♂

  • @PedramNishat
    @PedramNishat 8 годин тому +1

    It seems like someone can really say that their grandfather fought in American civil jihad

  • @ecamp6360
    @ecamp6360 2 дні тому +2

    Garibaldi turned down a commission as a general in Union army. An interesting Civil War book is the journal of a Spaniard who served as an officer in a Black regiment.

  • @apolloforabetterfuture4814
    @apolloforabetterfuture4814 2 дні тому +3

    Great history👍

  • @willdrewing4049
    @willdrewing4049 День тому +1

    A more interesting story happened in Cherokee, North Carolina, where the children of those who escaped the Trail of Tears by hiding in the mountains fought in the Civil War.

  • @kincamell2
    @kincamell2 4 дні тому +5

    Heavy

  • @therealgodessisis
    @therealgodessisis 3 дні тому +4

    There should be no statues for the the demons who fought to uphold slavery.

  • @md.imranhusain5575
    @md.imranhusain5575 14 годин тому

    Proud of it

  • @realcyberpirate
    @realcyberpirate 13 годин тому

    The Pashtuns have been everywhere.
    They even came to Australia back in the 1800s.

  • @user-rn3bb3dj4p
    @user-rn3bb3dj4p День тому +1

    How come no mention of taxes? The war wasnt all about emancipation, the south was was struggling with punitive taxes.

  • @Daynation69
    @Daynation69 3 дні тому +6

    Idk much about the civil war so maybe someone can answer this for me. But wouldn’t a majority of the Zouave soldiers have been Muslim?

    • @mrmr446
      @mrmr446 3 дні тому

      I'm not sure why you think Zouaves fought in the US civil war?

    • @Daynation69
      @Daynation69 3 дні тому +6

      @ The Union army had more than 70 Zouave regiments?

    • @27pattywhack2
      @27pattywhack2 3 дні тому +6

      American "Zouave" units just took the name and uniforms from the the French Zouaves, They weren't composed of Muslims

    • @Daynation69
      @Daynation69 3 дні тому

      @@27pattywhack2 thank you 🙏

  • @madedjrbatara1000
    @madedjrbatara1000 День тому +1

    The Civil War didn't had a closure. That's the reason why while no Confederate flag ever flew in DC during the Civil War but on January 6, 2021 many were carried inside the Capitol.

    • @missnlahi
      @missnlahi День тому

      How do you define closure?

    • @megamanx466
      @megamanx466 День тому

      @@missnlahi Probably as "Lost Cause". 😏

  • @user-zu1zt8qt5c
    @user-zu1zt8qt5c 3 дні тому +2

  • @BlackSeedOil20
    @BlackSeedOil20 День тому +1

    He was added to the all white regiment because Afghans and Persians are caucasian and some can have white skin and can pass for white.

  • @kilduce4423
    @kilduce4423 Годину тому

    Shoutout to my black Muslims!!!!

  • @frederickschwarz246
    @frederickschwarz246 3 дні тому +3

    1st Amendment begins: "THE CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION......" Worship [or not] as you wish!!!!! 🙏🇺🇸🌎💯 Semper Fidelis

  • @YesMan1991
    @YesMan1991 2 дні тому +2

    😢

  • @matthew-jy5jp
    @matthew-jy5jp 4 дні тому +15

    PBS truly is our national treasure

  • @belals9506
    @belals9506 День тому

    im thinking mohammad khan was an afghan hazara from the guys description

  • @falischika6221
    @falischika6221 День тому

    The first country that recognized the independence of the United States was a Muslim country, it was Morocco. A lot of Americans don’t know this fact.

    • @astronotics531
      @astronotics531 День тому

      It’s was France, not Morocco. And Morocco went to war 10 years after the first diplomatic contact with the United States.

    • @falischika6221
      @falischika6221 День тому

      @ it was Sultan Mohamed III of Morocco who recognized the independence of the United States. It says so on the history books.

  • @gastonneal724
    @gastonneal724 4 дні тому +1

    Why he would he would risk his life here? Who would ask such a question? A person that would let an atrocity happen right in front of their face and do nothing, I suppose. What kind of people would fight against helping? ie Civil War Riots NY.

  • @spartanumismatics8165
    @spartanumismatics8165 12 годин тому

    Interesting to think that his own country of Afghanistan didnt abolish slavery til 1921.😮