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African Americans in the American Revolution

Saturday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

July 7, 2012 by pragobots 113 Comments

GOOD SATURDAY MORNING P.O.U.!  We hope you're enjoying your weekend! We conclude our look at African Americans in the American Revolution with...   COLONEL STEPHEN BLUCKE Colonel Stephen Blucke led an all-black Regiment that fought for the British during the American Revolution. He settled in Birchtown, Nova Scotia in 1783 and became a leader in the Black Loyalist … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

Friday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

July 6, 2012 by pragobots 122 Comments

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HAPPY FRIDAY O-BOTS! We continue our look at African Americans in the American Revolution with...   BLACK LOYALISTS AND BLACK PATRIOTS A brief background on Black Loyalists and Black Patriots: A Black Patriot was an African American who remained loyal to the American side during the American Revolutionary War. Black Patriots were the opposite of the much larger group of … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

Thursday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

July 5, 2012 by pragobots 137 Comments

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We continue our look at African Americans in the American Revolution with...   Salem Poor   Born into slavery in Andover, Massachusetts, Salem Poor managed to buy his freedom in 1769 for £27. Poor soon married a free African American woman named Nancy. In 1775, he enlisted in the militia, serving under Captain Benjamin Ames in Colonel James … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

July 4, 2012 by pragobots 127 Comments

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.!   We continue our look at African Americans in the Revolution with.... Elizabeth Freeman aka "Mum Bett" Elizabeth Freeman, in early life known as Bett and later Mum Bett (c.1742 – December 28, 1829), was among the first black slaves in Massachusetts to file a "freedom suit" and win in court under the 1780 constitution, with a ruling that … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution

Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution (UPDATE)

July 3, 2012 by pragobots 120 Comments

GOOD MORNING O-BOTS! We continue our look at African Americans in the American Revolution with... Mammy Kate Mammy Kate was a house slave who belonged to future Governor Stephen Heard (1740–1815) of Georgia. She lived in what was then Wilkes County, Georgia, now Elbert County, Georgia. In an 1820 letter she was said to be the "biggest and tallest" black woman the writer … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution (UPDATE)

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