From Slavery to Freetown: Black Loyalists After the American Revolution
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During the American Revolution over 3,000 persons of African descent were promised freedom by the British if they would desert their American rebel masters and serve the loyalist cause. Those who responded to this promise found refuge in New York. In 1783, after Britain lost the war, they were evacuated to Nova Scotia, where for a decade they were treated as cheap labor by the white loyalists. In 1792 they were finally offered a new home in West...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786425571
ISBN13:9780786425570
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:259 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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