During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled fromtheir masters to find freedom with the British. Having emancipatedthemselves--and with rhetoric about the inalienable rights of freemen ringing in their ears--these men and women struggledtenaciously to make liberty a reality in their lives.
This alternative narrative includes the stories of dozens ofindividuals--including Harry, one of George Washington"sslaves--who left America and forged difficult new lives infar-flung corners of the British Empire. Written in the besttradition of history from the bottom up, this pathbreaking workwill alter the way we think about the American Revolution.
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