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…do it well. The Civil War not only released blacks from the bondage of slavery; it empowered women. The essay was well organized. It flowed easily from one paragraph to the next. I have to say that Stephen Oates did write a very interesting piece. I tried to research information about Clara and the Civil War. However, I found very little information. I wish Oates had given a source for the anecdotes he wrote about.