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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.
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43998
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Some of the greatest concentrations of Loyalists in North Carolina were centered around Wilmington and the coastal regions. Another contingent was located in the back-country, including a band headed by the feared commander David Fanning.
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