The black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagoners who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American independence are profiled in this

Celebrates the lesser-known lives and contributions of early African-American men and women, in a volume that features such complementary activities as recipes

The black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagon drivers who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American independence are documented i

“A thorough, long-overdue study of Black Americans’ contributions during the War of Independence. . . . An important piece of American and African American

First Martyr of Liberty explores how Crispus Attucks's death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans' struggle