Black soldiers in North America: "Never of any use after they have carried arms"
Fighting in the north 1807-13 and on the seas: "Absolutely insensible to danger"
The Florida patriot war of 1812: "For freedom we want and will have"
Terror in the Chesapeake, 1813-14: "Negroes who were anxious to join us"
Washington, Baltimore, and other targets: "Our enemy at home"
War along the southern coasts, 1814: "That pride of distinction, which a soldier's pursuits so naturally inspire"
Different places, same results, 1815 and after: "They were in every sense of the word free men".
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The slaves' gamble : choosing sides in the War of 1812 by Gene A. Smith. ISBN 9780230342088. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
