Jack Sisson was an African-American who served in the First Rhode Island Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. Sisson was one of the key figures in the July…
Colonel Tye, also known as Titus Cornelius (c. 1753–1780), was a slave of African descent in New Jersey who achieved notability during the American Revolutionary War by his…
Henry Washington was a one time African-American slave of the first president of the United States, George Washington. His history and linked documents can be found on-line. Transported…
Lemuel Haynes (1753–1833) was an influential African-American religious leader who argued against slavery.==Early life and education==Little is known of his early life. He was born in West Hartford,…
Barzillai Lew (November 5, 1743 – January 18, 1822) was an African-American soldier who served with distinction during the American Revolution.==Family history==Barzillai Lew’s story began with Primus Lew…
William “Billy” Lee (1750{spaced ndash}1828), also known as Will Lee, was George Washington’s personal servant and the only one of Washington’s slaves freed outright by Washington in his…
Lambert Latham (d. September 6, 1781) was a black hero during the American Revolutionary War at the battle at Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut on September 6, 1781.…
Boston King (c. 1760–1802) was a former American slave and Black Loyalist, who gained freedom from the British and settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War.…
Agrippa Hull (1759–1848) was an African-American patriot who served as an aide to Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish military officer, engineer and nobleman, for five years during the American…