Nearly 10,000 people (mostly men) of African ancestry fought in the Revolutionary War on both sides of the conflict – hoping that freedom from slavery would come with the end of the eight year war. What records exist and how can genealogists discover them?
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Great speaker, excellent presentation.\n\nGreat webinar. Love the history, puts it all in prospective. Will be looking for more webinars by Janice Lovelace!\n\nI got tons of information and another perspective of who fought in the Revolutionary War, that I didn't have or think about before. Thank you...\n\nI have heard Janice Lovelace speak many times, and she always presents information that is new to me.\n\nLearned a lot. Very interesting historical outline and how & where to research. Thank you!\n\nLearned quite a bit about who all served in the Revolutionary War and where to find patriots on the DAR website. Interesting.\n\nNew topic for me. Enjoyed the presentation.\n\nOnly caught the last 15 minutes, but it was very informative.\n\nProvided insight on a topic that I only scratched the surface of on my own. Well done. Thank you!\n\nSuperb!\n\nThank you very much..Awesome..\n\nThank you!\n\nThank you. Great talk. \n\nThanks for a grand history experience, Janice. \n\nThis was my first time, I enjoyed it immensely! I’m purchasing a subscription!\n\nVery educational. A lot of information presented that I was not aware of. Thanks to all involved with putting this on. \n\nVery enlightened.\n\nVery Informative!\n\nVery informative. \n\nVERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE\n\nVery interesting and informative webinar!! Not many people think about African Americans in wars other than the Civil War. This would be a great topic for a history lesson!! Thanks very much. I learned a lot from this webinar!!\n\nWell done.\n\nWOW, what a great presentation, very educational
A lot of very helpful information. Will allow me to follow up on what I learned.\n\nDr. Lovelace is a great speaker - I always learn so much when I attend her talks! \n\nDr. Lovelace's presentations are always excellent. Thanks for this new one.\n\nExcellent history lesson. I have no reason yet discovered to believe an ancestor fought in the Revolutionary war so this webinar broadened my view of American history at a time our society is rewriting history.\n\nExcellent information and resources.\n\nExcellent presentation on an important topic. \n\nExcellent presentation with historical value for current research\n\nFantastic topic! Great presentation! Please continue to offer webinars about people from underrepresented groups.\n\nGood information. \n\ngood to know thanks\n\nGreat and informative presentation\n\nGreat information!\n\nGreat presentation and information. Lots to think about and new leads to follow. Great job!