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Liberty or death : the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution
Publication Information
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Summary
Presentation of the little-known story of the American Revolution told from the perspectives of the African-American slaves who fought on the side of the British Royal Army in exchange for a promise of freedom.
Notes
Map on lining papers.
Contents
- Liberty to slaves
- And some joined the Patriots
- War and its aftermath
- Nova Scotia and freedom
- Africa: the promised land.
Subjects
- African Americans > History > 18th century.
- African American soldiers > History > 18th century.
- African American loyalists.
- African diaspora > History > 18th century.
- Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 18th century.
- Freed persons > United States > History > 18th century
- Slavery > United States > History > 18th century.
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.