history essay
Poem written by African American soldier during the American Revolution.
FOR LIBERTY, EACH FREEMEN STRIVES
AS IT’S A GIFT OF GOD
AND FOR IT YIELDS THEIR LIVES
MUCH BETTER THERE IN DEATH CONFINED
THAN SURVIIVING AS A SLAVE
Lemuel Hayes, 1776.
Lemuel Hayes, an African American, fought at the first battles of the American Revolution, Concord. MA
Americas first ordained African American Minister
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