African Americans (free and enslaved) fought in the American Revolution on the side of the colonialist and/or the side of the British. Explain why blacks would fight alongside the Americans when the colonies did not promise freedom and equality for blacks. Also, why would blacks fight alongside the British? Did they receive their freedom from the British after the War and if so where? Explain. Finally, explain why most African Americans did not celebrate July 4th (Independence Day) in the 18th Century? Should African Americans celebrate this day today? Explain.
Please write an essay on the above topic and post your synopsis on Discussion Board for your peers to review and I can grade accordingly. This assignment should be at least pages and half (½) pages long (via a Word Document), double-spaced in a 12 point font. You can either post your response in Discussion Board as a Word Document attachment or you type your response in Word and then copy and paste your answer in Discussion Board.
