Revolution. Five thousand African Americans enlisted in the Continental Army and fought in the battles of Lexington & Concord as well as the battle in Bunker Hill. Although president George Washington forbade the recruitment of blacks in 1775 he changed his mind after Lord Dunmore’s 1775 proclamation, which offered freedom to slaves who joined the British Cause (Foner,GML,200).Some 5,000blacks enlisted in state militias and the Continental army and navy (Fonr,GML,200). By seeking to impose uniformity on…
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