As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

While the Patriots ... Revolution, choosing sides and deciding whether to fight in the war was far from an easy choice for American colonists. The great majority were neutral or Loyalist. For ...

Like most of the Preston people, British Freedom was black ... during the Revolution and after, in a freshly complicated way. To be sure, there were also many blacks who gave the Patriots the ...

Free Black Patriots may have hoped that the ideals of liberty and equality that sparked the Revolution would extend to them. “Flora and others are displaying a lot of valor and bravery but ...

died or were killed during the American Revolution. Many African Americans, like Agrippa Hull and Prince Hall, did side with the Patriot cause. 5,000 black men served in the Continental Army ...