American Battlefield Trust: 10 Facts: Black Patriots in the American Revolution
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. Approximately 5,000 African Americans served on the Patriot side during the Revolutionary War. They served as sailors and as soldiers in integrated Continental Army and state militia units.
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. Nearly 200 biographical sketches of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Europeans who took part in the war can be found here.
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