Which group of people were known as Freedmen? Group of answer choices

Northern whites who came to form governments in the southern states.

slaves who were freed at the end of the Civil War.

African American slaves who ran away from their owners.

in 1862, president lincoln's emancipation proclamation opened the door for african americans to enlist in the union army. although many had wanted to join the war effort earlier, they were prohibited from enlisting by a federal law dating back to 1792.

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