Black Loyalists

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Sources

1. BookRough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution
2. WebsiteBook of Negroes
3. BookLiberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

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• John Clarksonsince 15 Jan 1792

  Sources: Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves, Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution

Appears in3 items

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  The American Revolution2 items
  • The Philipsburg Proclamation · beneficiaries30 Jun 1779
  • The Book of Negroes · evacuees23 Apr 1783
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  The Atlantic Slave Trade and Abolition1 item
  • Black Loyalists found Freetown · foundersMar 1792