The story of a Black Revolutionary War hero who took on an entire British platoon lives on
The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...
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The Revolutionary War
As the Revolutionary War spread through every region, those in bondage sided with whichever army promised them personal liberty. The British actively recruited slaves belonging to Patriot masters ...
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The little-known Tony Blair waxwork in Army uniform
James Davies/BBC The 56th Regiment of Foot would have worn this uniform around the time of the French Revolutionary Wars Despite the poor resemblance, the military collections assistant at the ...
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The story of a Black Revolutionary War hero who took on an entire British platoon lives on
The life story of William “Billy” Flora, a Black man and celebrated Revolutionary War hero ... free of British presence for six years, in 1781, we would not have had an army to march south ...