Record #:

43999

Author(s):

Freeman, Trevor

Abstract:

In 1775, Governor Dunmore of Virginia offered freedom to African Americans enslaved by Patriots if they would serve the British Army. An estimated 3,000 Black men, women and children fled North Carolina with the British to Canad during the conflict. Another 5,000 Black men chose to fight with the American army. Some like Ned Griffen were compensated but others struggled to gain the respect they deserved, particularly in later years as southern states tightened restrictions on free and enslaved persons.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 63 Issue 2, Spring 2024, p22-25, il

Subject(s):

American Revolution--North Carolina--Black Solders