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African Americans in the Revolutionary War

African Americans in the Revolutionary WarAustin DabneyFreeborn Mulatto mixed background (half white/ half black).Joined the American army in place of his boss, Aycock.Good soldierHelped save the life of Elijah Clarke the leader of the battle.Wounded and saved by the Harris familyOne of the first African Americans in GA to be allowed to own land.African Americans and BritainBritain used a lot of African American soldiersBritain promised African American freedom if they fought in the war on Britains side and Britain won the war.Did African Americans who fought for Britain actually gain their freedom??Why or Why not?African Americans and the USMany leaders in the United States army did not want to use African Americans.Slavery was still legal in all states during the war.At the end of the war the northern states banished slavery and began to allow African Americans to own land.However, even in the North they were not treated as equals.