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African Americans and the Revolutionary War
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Portrays the treatment and struggles of African Americans during the Revolutionary War and their contributions to the war effort. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index. Educational front/back matter Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Phonetics Photo captions Sources for further research Suggested websites Table of contents Timeline of key events The Black American Journey celebrates Black History Month all year long! This engaging series provides fascinating information on the heroic stories of African Americans who have played leading roles in shaping our nations past, present, and future. Packed with vintage and modern photographs that bring both the subjects frustrations and victories to life, this collection honestly portrays African American people and events that have forever impacted our society. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.

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AFRICAN AMERICANS

AND THE

REVOLUTIONARY WAR

BY JUDITH E. HARPER

AFRICAN AMERICANS

AND THE

REVOLUTIONARY

WAR

It was not for their own land they fought,

nor even for a land which had adopted them,

but for a land which had enslaved them.

...Bravery, under such circumstances,

has a peculiar beauty and merit.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution

THE BLACK AMERICAN JOURNEY

BY JUDITH E. HARPER

Published by The Childs World

1980 Lookout Drive Mankato, MN 56003-1705

800-599-READ www.childsworld.com

PHOTOS

Cover and page 4: Randy Duchaine/Alamy Stock Photo

Interior: akg-images/Newscom: 27, 29 (right); American Anti-Slavery Society/Library

of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division: 25; Collection of the Smithsonian

National Museum of African American History and Culture: 9; Corbis Historical

via Getty Images, 11, 31; Courtesy of Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston:

26; Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: 17; Edward Bookhout

and Felix Octavius Carr Darley/Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs

Division: 20; Everett Collection/Newscom: 15; Library of Congress, Prints and

Photographs Division: 21, 23; MPI/Stringer/Archive Photos via Getty Images:

22; North Wind Picture Archives, 7, 8, 14, 19, 24, 28 (bottom); Percy Moran/

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division: 5; Schomburg Center for

Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The

New York Public Library: 16, 29 (left); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of

John Stewart Kennedy, 1897: 6, 28 (top); World History Archive/Newscom: 13

any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

ISBN 9781503854413 (Reinforced Library Binding)

ISBN 9781503854871 (Portable Document Format)

ISBN 9781503855250 (Online Multi-user eBook)

LCCN: 2021930454

Printed in the United States of America

Cover and page 4 caption:

This bronze monument honors

the Black soldiers who fought

in the Revolutionary War.

CONTENTS

Chapter One

THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, 5

Chapter Two

AFRICAN AMERICAN MINUTEMEN, 10

Chapter Three

IN THE ARMY, 13

Chapter Four

THE WAR IN THE SOUTH, 21

Chapter Five

DID THE WAR BRING AFRICAN AMERICANS

THEIR FREEDOM?, 23

Think About It, 28

Time Line, 28

Glossary, 30

Further Information, 31

Index, 32

Chapter One

THE STRUGGLE FOR

FREEDOM

It was Christmas Day, 1776. The wind howled. An icy rain fell

from gray clouds. General George Washington stood on the

banks of the Delaware River i n

Pennsylvania. He was despera te .

He knew his soldiers must win

the next battle against the

British. One more defeat, and

his army would give up the

fight and go home.

Twenty thousand soldiers

had marched with Washington

during the past year. But

now, most had returned to

their farms and their families.

Only about 2,400 remained.

These soldiers were strong

and loyal. But they were also starving, cold, and sick. If they left

the army, the War for Independence would be over. The dream

of an independent American nation would be lost. The British

would still rule the American colonies .

George Washington at

Valley Forge in 1777.

An enslaved African man named Prince Whipple

was one soldier who did not give up. He was the

bodyguard of General William Whipple, General

Washingtons aide . On that wintry Christmas Night,

Prince Whipple helped row Washingtons army across

the Delaware River.

The next morning, the Americans launched a

surprise attack on Hessian troops at Trenton, New

Jersey. The Hessians were fighting for the British.

These Hessian soldiers were sleepy from their

Christmas celebrations. They did not have a chance

to fight back when the Americans arrived. With the

Battle of Trenton, Washingtons army had a victory at last!

Prince Whipple earned his freedom by serving

in the army. So

did most enslaved

people who joined

the American

military. But not

all those who

served became free.

At the end of the

war, some enslavers

forced their workers

to return to slavery.

Prince Whipple is seen at the front

of General Washingtons boat as it

crosses the Delaware River.

THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

Prince Whipples wealthy

father sent him to America

when he was 10 years

old. He wanted Prince

to receive an excellent

education. When Princes

boat docked in America,

the captain of the ship

seized the boy. He sold

Prince into slavery. Prince

remained enslaved until

the Revolutionary War

gave him a chance to earn

his freedom.

At least 5,000 Black men and boys served in the

American army during the Revolutionary War. Some were

free, but most were enslaved. Black soldiers were present at

every important battle of the war. They were there when the

first shot was fired at the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

They survived the cold and hunger at Valley Forge. They

helped force the British to surrender at Yorktown. Black

women and girls were there, too. They worked in the army

camps and helped keep the soldiers alive. When the army

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