It's Hump Day! We are halfway through the week. This week's open thread theme has been focusing on African-Americans and the Revolutionary War. William "Billy" Flora (fl. 1775–1818) was a free-born African American from Virginia who served as a soldier on the Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War. He fought under Colonel William Woodford in the Battle of Great … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War
African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
This week's open thread will focus on African-Americans and their involvement in Revolutionary Era of America. Agrippa Hull (1759–1848) was an African-American patriot who served as an aide to Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish military officer, engineer and nobleman, for five years during the American Revolutionary War. He served for a total of six years and two months. After … [Read more...] about African-Americans and the Revolutionary War