Forgotten Patriots: Black Americans Who Believed in Liberty’s Promise

Forgotten Patriots: Black Americans Who Believed in Liberty’s Promise

Crispus Attucks, Peter Salem, and Phillis Wheatley bled for the freedom they were denied, but they didn't burn flags or curse this nation. They believed that the solution wasn't to abandon American principles but to hold the nation accountable to them through biblical truth. Leftists want you to believe that America was born in sin and baptized in racism. They want your children to learn that 1619 — not 1776 — marks this nation's true founding. …

1775 and the forgotten man of the American Revolution

KITTANNING — In April 1775, William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the Continental Army of a rifle battalion in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. The men who served with him were German, Irish, and Scottish settlers. They were fiercely independent frontiersmen, farmers, and artisans... The post 1775 and the forgotten man of the American Revolution appeared first on Daily …

8 Forgotten Figures From the American Revolution, including...

8 Forgotten Figures From the American Revolution, including Margaret Corbin, Joseph Brant, James Armistead Lafayette, and Joseph Plumb Martin. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →