Continuing of this week's theme with more African-American firsts, the 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
American Revolutionary War
Saturday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution
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
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
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
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