It's Friday! It's the end of the work week and the start of the weekend. Continuing with the theme of the week, I will highlight the accomplishments of Thomas Peters. Thomas Peters (also known as Thomas Potters) (June 25, 1738 in Nigeria - 1792 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) was one of the Black Loyalist Founding Fathers of Sierra Leone. Peters, along with David … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
Thursday Open Thread: African-Americans and The Revolutionary War
Continuing with this week's theme, I will continue to focus on African-Americans and their roles in Revolutionary Era. Salem Poor (1747–1802) was an African-American slave who purchased his freedom, became a soldier, and rose to fame as a war hero during the American Revolutionary War. Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on a farm in Andover, Massachusetts owned by John Poor … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-Americans and The Revolutionary War