Teaching About the Black Experience through Chains and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing - Journal of the American Revolution

Teaching About the Black Experience through Chains and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing - Journal of the American Revolution

Introduction It is estimated that over 25,000 Blacks served in the American Revolutionary War. Of these, 20,000, many who had escaped enslavement, served on the British side, largely due to Dunmore’s Proclamation that promised emancipation for “Negroes” who “joined his Majesty’s troops.”[1] An estimated 5,000 to 8,000 served on the American side, some as fighters, […] The post Teaching About the Black Experience through Chains and The Astonishin…