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Episodes tagged "Revolutionary War": 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. A History of African Slaves in the American Revolution
    date January 1, 1855map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags African-Americans, Emancipation, Abolitionism, Revolutionary War

    Freedom and the emancipation of slaves were not two separate ideals in separate times in American history.  One of the important milestones in the American Revolution was the Boston Massacre, in which one of the first people to die was a black slave. Some claimed he was one of the first martyrs of the American Revolution.  During the American Revolution, several regiments were formed by order of...

  2. The advancement in African American rights due to the 1st Rhode Island regiment's successful defense of Major General John Sullivan's unit in the battle of Newport, Rhode Island.
    date August 29, 1790map Newport, Rhode Islandtags Revolutionary War, 1st Rhode Island Regiment, General John Sullivan

    In Major General John Sullivan’s letter to George Washington, Commander in chief of the Continental Army, he explains how both the dwindling size of his force and the great numbers of the British justify his necessary retreat from Newport, Rhode Island, where the British were rapidly approaching.  He continues, however, by praising the skillful tactics andbrave stand the 1st Rhode Island Regiment...