The institution of slavery – protected by law in all 13 American colonies when they declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776 – proved to...
VIDEO | While about 5,000 African American soldiers fought for the ideals of freedom and democracy during the Revolutionary War, slavery was common in...
By Jack D. Warren, Jr.; Hallowed Ground Magazine, Fall 2015 Issue The relationship between the Civil War and the Revolutionary War was articulated by...
In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the American colonies had coexisted under the umbrella rule of the British government. Among the...
Benjamin Franklin's name seems synonymous with one American city: Philadelphia. Though Franklin passed a great deal of time across the Atlantic Ocean...