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Black patriots and loyalists, fighting for emancipation in the War for Independence, Alan Gilbert

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Black patriots and loyalists, fighting for emancipation in the War for Independence, Alan Gilbert

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-341) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black patriots and loyalists

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

748577980

Responsibility statement

Alan Gilbert

Sub title

fighting for emancipation in the War for Independence

Table Of Contents

Introduction: fear, hope, and the two revolutions in America -- Lord Dunmore, black insurrection, and the independence movement in Virginia and South Carolina -- Emancipation and revolution: the conjunction of pragmatism and principle -- The Laurens family and emancipation -- Black fighters for freedom: patriot recruitment and the two revolutions -- Black fighters for freedom: British recruitment and the two revolutions -- Black fighters in the two revolutions -- Honor in defeat -- Postwar black emigrations: the search for freedom and self-government -- Democratic internationalism and the seeds of freedom

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