Newspaper clippings from the Lexington Minute-Man.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: African Americans in the Revolutionary War, Agrippa Hull, Barzillai Lew, Black Loyalist, Black Patriot (American Revolution), Boston King, Bucks of America, Cato Mead, Colonel Tye, Crispus Attucks, David George (Baptist), Dick Pointer, Ethiopian Regiment, George Middleton (1735-1815), Henry Washington, Jack Sisson, James Forten, Jehu Grant, John Ball (clergyman), John Chavis, Joseph Louis Cook, Lambert Latham, Lemuel Haynes, Mammy Kate, Nero Hawley, Nova Scotian Settlers (Sierra Leone), Oscar Marion, Peter Salem, Prince Hall, Prince Whipple, Richard Pierpoint, Salem Poor, Saul Matthews, Seymour Burr, Thomas Peters (revolutionary), Toby Gilmore, Wentworth Cheswell, William Flora, William Gwinn, William Lee (valet).

True story of a slave named Prince Estabrook who fought for his freedom (and ours) on the first day of the American Revolution.

“A thorough, long-overdue study of Black Americans’ contributions during the War of Independence. . . . An important piece of American and African American history.” —Kirkus Reviews In this enlightening and informative work, military historian Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning (ret.) reveals the little-known, critical, and heroic role African Americans played in the American Revolution, serving in integrated units—a situation that would not exist again until the Korean War—more than 150 years later . . . At first, neither George Washington nor the Continental Congress approved of enlisting African Americans in the new army. Nevertheless, Black men—both slave and free—filled the ranks and served in all of the early battles. Black sailors also saw action in every major naval battle of the Revolution, including members of John Paul Jones’s crew aboard the Bonhomme Richard. At least thirteen Black Americans served in the newly formed U.S. Marine Corps during the war. Bravery among African Americans was commonplace, as recognized by their commanders and state governments, and their bravery is recorded here in the stories of citizen Crispus Attucks at the Boston Massacre; militiaman Price Esterbrook at Lexington Green; soldier Salem Poor at Bunker Hill; and marine John Martin aboard the brig Reprisal. As interest in colonial history enjoys renewed popularity due to works like Hamilton, and the issues of prejudice and discrimination remain at the forefront of our times, African Americans in the Revolutionary War offers an invaluable perspective on a crucial topic that touches the lives of Americans of every color and background.

By offering a documented listing of names of African Americans and Native Americans who supported the cause of the American Revolution, we hope to inspire the interest of descendents in the efforts of their ancestors and in the work of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Describes the significant part played by blacks and Native Americans at the beginning of the American Revolution.

A dramatic and moving tribute to the military’s unsung heroes, American Patriots tells the story of the black servicemen and women who defended American ideals on the battlefield, even as they faced racism in the ranks and segregation on the home front. Through hundreds of original interviews with veterans of every war since World War I, historic accounts, and photographs, Gail Buckley brings these heroes and their struggles to life. We meet Henry O. Flipper, who withstood silent treatment from his classmates to become the first black graduate of West Point in 1877. And World War II infantry medic Bruce M. Wright, who crawled through a minefield to shield a fallen soldier during an attack. Finally, we meet a young soldier in Vietnam, Colin Powell, who rose through the ranks to become, during the Gulf War, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fourteen years in the making, American Patriots is a landmark chronicle of the brave men and women whose courage and determination changed the course of American history.