Comments on: What state formed a regiment for black soldiers in 1778 and guaranteed slaves who enlisted freedom? http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: glenn http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-5197 glenn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:33:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom#comment-5197 Rhode Island is well known for having a black regiment ( under white officers) during the late part of the Revoltion.<br><b>References : </b><br> Rhode Island is well known for having a black regiment ( under white officers) during the late part of the Revoltion.
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]]> By: Tim D http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-5196 Tim D Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:54:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom#comment-5196 Britain had the largest force of ex-slaves who were granted freedom in the Caribbean, Canada, Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone after the conflict. Rhode Island and Massachusetts both raised all-black units, many of these, however, were free men not slaves, South Carolina, when offered $1,000 for able bodied slaves to join the fight, threatened to withdraw from the war. French units from Haiti of freed slaves also fought. http://www.americanrevolution.com/AfricanAmericansInTheRevolution.htm<br><b>References : </b><br> Britain had the largest force of ex-slaves who were granted freedom in the Caribbean, Canada, Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone after the conflict. Rhode Island and Massachusetts both raised all-black units, many of these, however, were free men not slaves, South Carolina, when offered $1,000 for able bodied slaves to join the fight, threatened to withdraw from the war. French units from Haiti of freed slaves also fought.

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]]> By: illadelphiakid http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-5195 illadelphiakid Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:21:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/what-state-formed-a-regiment-for-black-soldiers-in-1778-and-guaranteed-slaves-who-enlisted-freedom#comment-5195 Massachusetts<br><b>References : </b><br> Massachusetts
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