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How an Enslaved Man-Turned-Spy Helped Secure Victory at the Battle of Yorktown
James Armistead was an enslaved man who provided critical intel to the Continental Army as a double agent during the Revolutionary War.
by
Thaddeus Morgan
via
HISTORY
on
April 23, 2018
Was the Real Lone Ranger a Black Man?
The amazing true story of Bass Reeves, the formerly enslaved man who patrolled the Wild West.
by
Thaddeus Morgan
via
HISTORY
on
February 1, 2018