Unlike the Continental Army, the Navy recruited both free and enslaved blacks from the very start of the Revolutionary War -- partly ... Philadelphia's African American community. Although Black ...

While the Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution ... or Loyalist. For black people, what mattered most was freedom. As the Revolutionary War spread through every region ...

After the Revolutionary War, Black Americans were virtually ... Country This selection of videos is representative of Black American Soldiers in the U.S. Army today. Hear stories from Sgt.

Four African American army regiments were stationed at Fort Davis from 1867-1885. The "Buffalo Soldiers" there and beyond ...

He is commander of a storied American Revolutionary War re-enactors ... Cost is also an issue, Mantle says, since a full Revolutionary War soldier’s kit, including uniform and musket, can ...

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site and the Friends of Philipse Manor Hall are pleased to present “Discovering the Frank Brothers” on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 7:00 ...

A parcel of land on an existing Revolutionary War battlefield in Eutawville is being developed into a park to be named after a Revolutionary War soldier and freed African American slave Jim Capers.

A slice of American history is up for grabs in ... a circa-1770s timber-frame house built by Revolutionary War soldier Morris Bartow. Dynamic Media Solutions And after nearly four decades of ...