During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled from their masters to find freedom with the British. Having emancipated themselves--and with rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free men ringing in their ears--these men and women struggled tenaciously to make liberty a reality in their lives.
This alternative narrative includes the stories of dozens of individuals--including Harry, one of George Washington's slaves--who left America and forged difficult new lives in far-flung corners of the British Empire. Written in the best tradition of history from the bottom up, this pathbreaking work will alter the way we think about the American Revolution.
- ISBN10 0807055182
- ISBN13 9780807055182
- Publish Date 1 February 2006 (first published 1 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Beacon Press (MA)
- Format eBook
- Language English