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Crispus Attucks is referred to as the escaped slave whose freedom ended when he died within the Boston Massacre, however there are many different lesser-known black women and men who made huge contributions to U.S. independence. Readers will uncover Edward Hector, the brave wagoner of Brandywine; artilleryman and slave Austin Dabney; William Lee, the aide and closest companion of George Washington during the war; and lots of others.
Features a bibliography, a foreword by Senator Edward W. Brooke, and an index.