Henry Washington was a one time African-American slave of the first president of the United States, George Washington. His history and linked documents can be found on-line. Transported as a slave to America, he was bought by George Washington in 1763 to work on a project for draining the Great Dismal Swamp. He was living at Mount Vernon, caring for George Washington’s horses. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
African-Americans in the Revolutionary War
Tuesday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
(Colonel Joseph is holding up his tomahawk in the picture) Joseph Louis Cook or Akiatonharónkwen (died October 1814) was an Iroquois leader and American soldier. Born to a black father and an Abenakimother in what is now Quebec, he was adopted as a Mohawk. He became an influential leader in the Iroquois Confederacy and distinguished himself during the French and Indian War. He … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War