Mapping the African American Past (MAAP)

Black Brigades - description

01.21.2008 - By Columbia UniversityPlay

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10 Church Street

Blacks who fought with the British lived in “Negro barracks”. These men fought in units known as the Black Pioneers and the Black Brigade. Most did the hard support work the army needed, but some were armed and fought.

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