Record #:

16190

Author(s):

Crow, Jeffrey J.

Abstract:

The American Revolution divided the state's African American population because both Loyalists and Patriots promised freedom for slaves. At the time of revolution, African American totaled 25 percent of the state's overall population and of that only 5 percent were free. British enticed groups of slaves to revolt, yet some African Americans independently fought for the colonist; the most famous soldier was John Chavis.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 32 Issue 1, Fall 1992, p18-22, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783