num_pages: 239
description: Fully uncovering the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War for the first time, the author reveals that one out of every six soldiers was black, most served in integrated units, and many slaves ran away to join British ranks in exchange for promised freedom.
language: English
title: Defenders of Liberty: African Americans in the Revolutionary War
titlecomplete: Defenders of Liberty: African Americans in the Revolutionary War
genres: History, American History, American Revolution, American, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Carol Pub Group