First Battle of Bull run fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C And. <span>Irvin McDowell Won </span>
By being persuaded by the British with rights, the blacks joined them, and fought with and for the British side, for the promised rights.
The Union won the battle.
The story of the legacy of slavery in America, the enduring stain of racial discrimination, and the cultural, political, economic, and familial wounds it brings