Crispus Attucks is known as the escaped slave whose freedom ended when he died in the Boston Massacre, but there are many other lesser-known Black men and women who made enormous contributions to U.
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Includes a bibliography, a foreword by Senator Edward W.
Readers will discover Edward Hector, the brave wagoner of Brandywine; artilleryman and slave Austin Dabney
William Lee, the aide and closest companion of George Washington throughout the war; and many others. independence.
Crispus Attucks is known as the escaped slave whose freedom ended when he died in the Boston Massacre, but there are many other lesser-known Black men and women who made enormous contributions to U.
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