A rare glimpse into American history has been unearthed: a never-before-seen British military outpost has surfaced on the ...
For enslaved Black Americans living through the Revolutionary War, freedom sometimes meant donning the red coat of the enemy.
The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...
While the Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution ... in bondage sided with whichever army promised them personal liberty. The British actively recruited slaves belonging ...
On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.