William Flora

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