Learn what inspired Black men—enslaved and free—to take up arms during the American Revolution and become a powerful fighting force.
Pilot Lecture: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War

01: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War
Thousands of black men, free and enslaved, served in the military during the American Revolution in hope of emancipation, citizenship, and equality. As a result of the war, see how they formed their ideology for emancipation from slavery based on the principles of freedom, equality, brotherhood, and justice.
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