Black Patriots of the American Revolution Americans have lost - TopicsExpress



          

Black Patriots of the American Revolution Americans have lost much of their knowledge of basic historical facts, particularly those relating to the American Revolution. In fact, a recent survey of high-performing college seniors found that more thought that Ulysses S. Grant (a Civil War general in the 1860s) commanded the troops at Yorktown than George Washington (who actually did lead those troops in the 1780s). ---------------- Click to celebrate Black History weekly on The Gist of Freedom Podcast BlackHistoryUniversity ---------------- Since advanced college seniors cannot identify the commander-in-chief of the American Revolution, it is not surprising that today’s Americans know even less about the thousands of African Americans who fought during the Revolution, or that they participated in every major battle of the War. Read more wallbuilders/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=135 youtu.be/uCsBqbE-RZE
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:44:49 +0000

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