
A recruitment poster offers a financial enticement of $200 to the black men of Burlington County, New Jersey, if they fight for the Union army during the American Civil War, circa 1863. 'Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow' declares the poster to the 'colored men' of Burlington County. 'Now is your time!' (Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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