Summary
As we near the end of Black History Month, it's time we told you about a very fine book published last year by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
"Forgotten Patriots: African American and American Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War" was edited by Eric Grundset, NSDAR librarian, with researchers Briana L. Diaz, Hollis L. Gentry and Jean D. Strahan.See the full content of this document
Extract
Book Honors American Indian, Black Patriots
There is a ton of information in the book - not only lists of names by state, but background information on Revolutionary service in the area and samples of information from documents such as pension records.
Most of the chapters include the note that the inclusi...See the full content of this document
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