Q: Benjamin Quarrels has said that blacks fighting in the American Revolution were fighting not for America's independence from Britain, but were fighting for the principle of freedom. How does ...

A: When war comes and blood is being shed and casualties are being experienced, you really have to start looking for manpower. And by now, it is known that slaves can be soldiers. Free black men ...

"Like the First American Revolution, the second began when a ... organizing the groundwork of resistance, and fighting back.