The first free African Americans enlisted in the Revolutionary War (War of Independence) on January 16, 1776. One of these brave free African American soldiers, named Oliver Cromwell, rowed stroke oar in the boat that took George Washington across the Delaware on Christmas night, 1776. Cromwell was one of the 2,400 handpicked men who routed the tough Hessian and Brits at the Battle of Trenton. The 5000 strong, free African Americans fought courageously, gallantly and bravely during the American War of Independence along with the other troops of the Continental Army which laid the groundwork for the election of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
Knowledge is power and everyone should try or attempt to learn at least one new fact each and every day of their lives. Thereby, your mind will become a reservoir of knowledge. Learning is a continuous lifelong process.
1 comment:
I know that the FIRST MAN to die in the American Revolution was Crispus Attucks, a Black man.
Yes, I'm reading you.
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