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illustration of a black wood cutter.

In search of refuge during the American Revolution, this enslaved black man joined the British army

The American Revolution was a war for independence, but many enslaved black people found liberty by joining the British. New research documents the story of one South Carolina teenager who became a hero in the British army.

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