The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution

About this book

This carefully researched history details the military political economic and cultural experience of black people during the era of the American Revolution. Beginning with Crispus Attucks the first man killed in the Revolutionary action the authors recount a series of fascinating personal histories. The text is highlighted by excerpts form letters journals newspaper articles and other documents as well as by poems broadsides and passages from magazines of the day. The book is a revised and expanded edition of the authors classic catalog that accompanied a pioneering exhibition mounted in 1973 by the National Portrait Gallery.