Black Loyalists were people of Black African descent who sided with the Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War, in favour of the British. In particular, the term referred to the men enslaved by the Patriots who served on the Loyalist side because of the British Crown's guarantee of freedom.
Black Loyalists were people of Black African descent who sided with the Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War, in favour of the British. In particular, the term referred to the men enslaved by the Patriots who served on the Loyalist side because of the British Crown's guarantee of freedom.
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