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Originally Posted by Lord Justice
during the early skirmishes of the war, congress was pushing Washington to let go some of his most loyal soldiers, African Americans. From the offset Free American blacks served the patriot cause well and with the same concerns of their white compatriots. Creeds Hill (effectually known as Bunker hill) Concord, Lexington. However recruiting black soldiers he had trouble with, because congress did. As the militia was fast becoming a continental army, and not longer just a northern one, armed blacks created a loaded issue in congress. Washington and congress decision to reject black soldiers played perfectly into the British hands thus Lord Dunmore issued the famous Proclamation
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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Hmm good question. I do know that some black men did serve in some militia units obviously with whites so they did not seem to have much issue or theyd have not allowed them.
.According to it only salves where barred from serving not freed men.I am pretty sure I read this in a book about early American wars but was not 100% sure on it from memory alone so your statement about no blacks being allowed is not 100% correct and it seems it was up to the state militia.
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