While the Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution, choosing sides and deciding whether to fight in the war was far from ... An estimated 100,000 African Americans escaped ...

A number of free black men from the North fought on the American side of the Revolutionary war. Several of them were ... poem known to be written by an African American woman.

Black Americans, who have defended our nation since the Revolutionary War, have built a legacy ... Michael Lee Lanning, author, "The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell ...

Year-round, Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown present gallery exhibits, rare artifacts and ...