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
Salem Poor
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