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The Secret Black History of the American Revolution
SECRET LIVES
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As we know all too well, the Revolutionary War was not fought so that all men could be free, but its role in creating the seeds of abolition should not be forgotten.
Alan Gilbert
Published
Jul. 4 2016
12:15AM EDT
Alan Gilbert
alan.gilbert@du.edu
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