Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the
Revolutionary War.
Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule
during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place
for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this
country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by
joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and
writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova
Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection
spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom,
focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then
and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James
Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, Prince
Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Judge, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell,
Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and
timelines, author note, and source notes.