The Black Experience in Revolutionary North Carolina
- ISBN-10
- 0865261237
- ISBN-13
- 9780865261235
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
- Pages
- 121
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History
- Author
- Jeffrey J. Crow
Description
Discussion of slave rebelliousness, African American religion, toryism among blacks, and blacks who fought for the patriots. Includes an appendix of North Carolina blacks who served in the Continental Line or militia.
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