As July 4th celebrations commence, they ignore that around 3x as many Black Americans fought for Britain than served in the Continental Army because the "enemy" offered what America wouldn't: freedom.
As one of the 4% who support you financially, I appreciate what you bring to the table. I don’t know if you have also told the story about Black people migrating to Canada, and their reception there. I definitely want to hear more real History instead of hisstory, which is what we have in the “United States”. It may be time to expose all of the corruption and lies that have been told, and false narratives which prevail today! Thank you for doing your part in this fight for the truth!
Thank you for documenting all that you do and all that you share. I can't imagine how much work it must be to research this information. Every time you post, I'm struck by how much is still out there to learn and how little I learned in school.
Paid subscriber here! I am absolutely in awe of your content! Yet as I sat and read, there was a reoccurring theme in my psyche. "Ain't this just like America?!" They love us when it's necessary-- literally placing us on the back of the stove (Hell... removing us at all costs) when they've used us up. It's frightening, maddening and terribly sad all in the same sentence. Yet again, I thank you for these rich historical tidbits!
[I may get myself in a bit of trouble if I suggest that you raise the price of your subscription by a few dollars. I don't know if that would help-- but for content like this it wouldn't hurt♡]
The history of the American Revolution and black soldiers was an eye-opener for me. I did know there were black communities in Nova Scotia, but I thought they were descendants from the enslaved people who came via the Underground Railroad. Thank you.
Slavery was not outlawed in all of the British Empire until 1833. Only slaves who were owned by rebels were made the offer. Most were from Virginia. There doesn’t seem to be knowledge of where those who fought for the British ended up but most historians believe they were sent to the Caribbean islands which still had slavery then.
That doesn’t change the impact of slavery in the United States or how it was handled by the British settlers.
Profound: "British military records show these soldiers received better treatment than most Black Americans who served the Patriot cause. They were paid as soldiers, not property, and they lived in military camps as free men. When the war ended, thousands evacuated with British forces to Nova Scotia, England, and eventually Sierra Leone, maintaining their freedom."
As one of the 4% who support you financially, I appreciate what you bring to the table. I don’t know if you have also told the story about Black people migrating to Canada, and their reception there. I definitely want to hear more real History instead of hisstory, which is what we have in the “United States”. It may be time to expose all of the corruption and lies that have been told, and false narratives which prevail today! Thank you for doing your part in this fight for the truth!
Thank you, Khalil, for sticking with the truth of history, not the perversion of conventional myth.
Thank you for documenting all that you do and all that you share. I can't imagine how much work it must be to research this information. Every time you post, I'm struck by how much is still out there to learn and how little I learned in school.
So few people know of this - subscribing as I can so that you can bring more of true American history to light. Keep bringing the Light!
Paid subscriber here! I am absolutely in awe of your content! Yet as I sat and read, there was a reoccurring theme in my psyche. "Ain't this just like America?!" They love us when it's necessary-- literally placing us on the back of the stove (Hell... removing us at all costs) when they've used us up. It's frightening, maddening and terribly sad all in the same sentence. Yet again, I thank you for these rich historical tidbits!
[I may get myself in a bit of trouble if I suggest that you raise the price of your subscription by a few dollars. I don't know if that would help-- but for content like this it wouldn't hurt♡]
Thank you Khalil, I’m glad you wrote this article so I could read it! You offer historical facts that none of us have been taught. Jaw dropping.
Wow, amazed to learn this, after all this time. Your substack is a treasure
Thank you. ”…remember the 20,000 Black Americans who saw through the contradiction and chose differently”.
The history of the American Revolution and black soldiers was an eye-opener for me. I did know there were black communities in Nova Scotia, but I thought they were descendants from the enslaved people who came via the Underground Railroad. Thank you.
I love your work, Kahlil.
Slavery was not outlawed in all of the British Empire until 1833. Only slaves who were owned by rebels were made the offer. Most were from Virginia. There doesn’t seem to be knowledge of where those who fought for the British ended up but most historians believe they were sent to the Caribbean islands which still had slavery then.
That doesn’t change the impact of slavery in the United States or how it was handled by the British settlers.
Profound: "British military records show these soldiers received better treatment than most Black Americans who served the Patriot cause. They were paid as soldiers, not property, and they lived in military camps as free men. When the war ended, thousands evacuated with British forces to Nova Scotia, England, and eventually Sierra Leone, maintaining their freedom."
Thank you
Khalil, may I cross post this on my blog, Capturing Voices?this is spectacular.
Truth!