As the Revolutionary War spread through every region ... An estimated 100,000 African Americans escaped, died or were killed during the American Revolution. Many African Americans, like Agrippa ...

A park development honoring Revolutionary War soldier Jim Capers on Eutawville battlefield in South Carolina aims to ...

Explore the timeline of Black history in the USA, from the arrival of African slaves in 1619 to modern-day challenges. Learn ...

Unlike the Continental Army, the Navy recruited both free and enslaved blacks from the very start of the Revolutionary ... War was come to help the poor Negroes." Thomas was not the only African ...

Every year on Nov. 11, the United States observes Veterans Day, a day dedicated to honoring the brave men and women who ...

Running from Bondage tells the compelling stories of enslaved women, who comprised one-third of all runaways, and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the ...

Born a slave in New Kent County, Armistead ended up working as a spy during the Revolutionary War. In 1781, he volunteered for service under the Marquis de Lafayette, who was leading American ...

In the patriotic aftermath of Pearl Harbor, African Americans demanded the right to play their part in the war against Japan. As they soon learned, however, the freedom for which the United States and ...

Harvey wants Black visitors to see themselves in the exhibits and narratives, and to make sure everyone recognizes African ...

STOCKBRIDGE — The discharge certificate Revolutionary War veteran Agrippa Hull risked his pension ... Museum and Archives unveiled its new exhibit about Hull, a free African American man who lived in ...

After the Revolutionary War, Black Americans were virtually ... In 2020, the Black or African American population — 41.1 million — accounted for 12.4% of all people living in the United ...