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"Brave and Gallant": African American Military Men at Saratoga

"Brave and Gallant": African American Military Men at Saratoga Online

This program looks at the nature of military service performed by African Americans in the Continental Amy and militias during the American War for Independence (1775-1783). Particular focus is given to some of the outstanding heroes who served in the 1777 Battles of Saratoga. The 1777 Battle of Normanskill will also be addressed, as will the service of the famed Rhode Island Regiment in upstate New York at the end of the war.

Eric Schnitzer has worked at Saratoga National Historical Park since 1997, becoming Park Ranger/Military Historian in 2000. An artist, Eric's drawings can be seen in various history books including Karen Cook Bell's Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America (Cambridge UP, 2021). He and his wife, Jenna, live in an 18th-century house in the White Creek Historic District near Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, N.Y. 

Date:
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Online:
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