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The Black presence in the era of the American Revolution /

Kaplan, Sidney, 1913-

The Black presence in the era of the American Revolution / Sidney Kaplan and Emma Nogrady Kaplan. - Rev. ed. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, �1989. - 1 online resource (vii, 305 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.

I. Homage to liberty -- II. Preludes to the Declaration: Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre -- Aftermath of Attucks: portraits in petitions -- The shot heard round the world: Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and the Great Bridge -- The Declaration of Independence -- III. Bearers of arms: patriot and tory: A trio with the generals: William Lee, James Armistead Lafayette, Agrippa Hull -- A muster of brave soldiers and sailors -- Three black units -- In the service of the king -- IV. The black clergy: Founders of the African Baptist Church: David George, George Liele, Andrew Bryan -- Founders of the African Methodist Church: Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, Peter Williams -- Three black ministers: John Marrant, John Chavis, Lemuel Haynes -- V. The emergence of gifts and powers: Benjamin Banneker -- Captain Paul Cuffe -- Jean Baptiste Point du Sable -- Dick Pointer: he saved the fort -- Dr. James Derham and Thomas Fuller -- Phillis Wheatley -- Jupiter Hammon -- Wentworth Cheswill of Newmarket, New Hampshire -- Prince Hall: organizer -- Olaudah Equiano: the image of Africa -- The burgeoning of art and craft -- VI. Against the odds: Lucy Terry Prince: Vermont poet and advocate -- Alice: pioneer of Philadelphia -- Belinda of Boston: "marked with the furrows of time" -- Elizabeth Freeman and the Bill of Rights -- Felix Cuff: Massachusetts maroon -- Primus Hall: soldier and citizen -- Yarrow Mamout: Maryland muslim -- Venture Smith: colonial John Henry -- Moses Sash: "a captain & one of Shaises Councill" -- Amos and Violate Fortune: first citizens of New Hampshire -- Three Concord blacks: John Jack, Brister Freeman, Casey Whitney -- VII. The incomplete revolution.

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2011.


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GB89-22982


To 1863
Geschichte 1770-1800.


African Americans--Portraits--Exhibitions.
African Americans--History--To 1863--Exhibitions.
Noirs am�ericains--Histoire--Jusqu'�a 1863--Expositions.
Noirs am�ericains--Portraits--Expositions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--African American Studies.
African Americans.
African Americans--Portraits.


United States--History--African Americans--Revolution, 1775-1783--Exhibitions.
�Etats-Unis--Histoire--Noirs am�ericains--1775-1783 (R�evolution)--Expositions.
United States.
Schwarze.
USA--Revolution.
USA.

War of American Independence Role of black persons.


Electronic books.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.

E269.N3 / K36 1989eb

973/.0496073