Harry Washington | The African Americans

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Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Many Rivers to Cross African American history slavery George Washington Harry Washington American Revolution Black Pioneers Loyalists
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Harry Washington | The African Americans

This video from The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross describes the life of Harry Washington, a slave owned by George Washington at the beginning of the American Revolution. Sensing that the talk of liberty and independence was not meant for slaves, Harry Washington joined the Loyalist regiment, the Black Pioneers, along with 20,000 slaves who decided to fight for the British.
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PBS Learning Media

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