Welcome to the podcast! This is the first episode in a two part series celebrating the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, also known as the "Black Regiment", of General George Washington's Continental Army. These men embodied the ideals of the American Revolution and fought bravely in multiple major battles throughout the war. Thank you for your support!

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Sources:

-Museum of the American Revolution

-Geake, Robert. From Slave to Soldier: The First Rhode Island Regiments in the American Revolution

-AmericanRevolution.org

-History.com

-National Park Service, "African Descended Soldiers at Ft. Schuyler & in the Mohawk Valley."