The Berkshires’ legendary Black patriot: The progress of Agrippa Hull, or, an American Revolution for liberty in a land of slavery

The Berkshires’ legendary Black patriot: The progress of Agrippa Hull, or, an American Revolution for liberty in a land of slavery

Agrippa Hull, who served more than six years in the Continental Army, emerged from the Revolution respected in his Berkshire community yet constrained by persistent racism and the nation’s compromises with slavery.