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During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled from
their masters to find freedom with the British. Having emancipated
themselves--and with rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free
men ringing in their ears--these men and women struggled
tenaciously to make liberty a reality in their lives.
This alternative narrative includes the stories of dozens of
individuals--including Harry, one of George Washington''s
slaves--who left America and forged difficult new lives in
far-flung corners of the British Empire. Written in the best
tradition of history from the bottom up, this pathbreaking work
will alter the way we think about the American Revolution.
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