James O Horton: 1 book
In Hope of Liberty
Culture, Community and Protest Among Northern Free Blacks, 1700-1860
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1998
Prince Hall, a black veteran of the American Revolution, was insulted and disappointed but probably not surprised when white officials refused his offer of help. He had volunteered a troop of 700 Boston area blacks to help quell a rebellion of western Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel Shays during...
