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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free – James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Part Two by Malanna Henderson  A hero who championed American independence was Revolutionary War hero James Forten; not particularly for what he did, but for what he didn’t do. At the tender age of fourteen, Forten became a prisoner of … Continue reading →

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Two Patriots: One Slave and One Free; James Armistead Lafayette and James Forten

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Malanna Henderson Part One  “It is not for their own land they fought, not even for a land which had adopted them, but for a land which had enslaved them, and whose laws, … Continue reading →

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