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Black Patriots and Loyalists
Alan Gilbert
其他書名
Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence
出版
University of Chicago Press
, 2012-03-19
主題
History / African American & Black
History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Social Science / Slavery
History / Military / Revolutions & Wars of Independence
ISBN
0226293092
9780226293097
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kZfOjZ65WecC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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A surprising look at the roles of African Americans in the Revolutionary War: “An elegant and passionate writer, Alan Gilbert pulls no punches.”—
Historian
We think of the American Revolution as the war for independence from British colonial rule. But, of course, that independence actually applied to only a portion of the American population—African Americans would still be bound in slavery for nearly another century.
Drawing on first-person accounts and primary sources, Alan Gilbert asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Further, a movement led by sailors—both black and white—pushed strongly for emancipation on the American side. There were actually two wars being waged at once: a political revolution for independence from Britain, and a social revolution for emancipation and equality—planting the seeds for future freedom.
“The personal stories of those who fought on the patriots’ side in an all-black regiment and on the loyalist side in exchange for a promise of freedom are fascinating and informative.”—
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