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Features, Interviews, People, The War Years (1775-1783) March 27, 2021 March 27, 2021

This Week on Dispatches: John Rees on Remembrances of Black Revolutionary War Veterans

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On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews writer, researcher, historian, and JAR contributor John Rees on his series of articles about nineteenth-century remembrances…

Features, People, The War Years (1775-1783) February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021

Nineteenth-Century Remembrances of Black Revolutionary Veterans: Hannah Till, George Washington’s Cook

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The 1820 Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to become a slave state, established Maine as a free state, and banned slavery in the territory west…

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1. Joe Cerreto Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Nice job, Phil! Always interesting to read about the daily grind of fighting. The big battles are important but just as important on the nasty little firefights going on all…
2. Alan Archambault Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Fascinating article with great information on the men who manned the spy boats. I particularly enjoy articles that explore the lives of the participants in the fight for American Independence.
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Very enjoyable article - good, solid research.