In 1830 he started an abolitionist paper, The Liberator. In 1832 he helped form the New England Antislavery Society. When the Civil War broke out, he continued to blast the Constitution as a pro-slavery document.
Battle of Vicksburg.
Major Gen. Ulysses Grant was able defeat Pemberton leader of the confederate defenders in a long and violent battle in Vicksburg . Vicksburg is an important town lying near the Mississippi river. Union through Grant led Tennesse Army gain the control over the Mississippi river.
the real true answer is they didnt want to seem racist and it is now required by law to give a certain amount of scholarships to minoritys