Drawn from the “List of Grievances” in the US Declaration of Independence…
Tag Archives: revolution
NATIONAL & STATE CONSTITUTIONS: What’s the Difference? 📜 (w/ Prof. Williams)
“50% of Americans don’t even realize they have a STATE constitution!”
The SEVEN YEARS WAR 🌎 North America (1756-1763)
THE CHALLENGE: Can we show the entire war, one year per page?
1779 Petition to End Slavery in NH
WORK IN PROGRESS // Drawn from an 18th century antislavery text…
African Burying Ground Memorial 🪦 (Portsmouth, NH)
Drawn onsite, atop 18th century graves & voices…
Caesar Porter: Revolutionary War Veteran
“In his youth, he was brought to Litchfield (NH) & held as a slave…”
JUDE HALL #2: 4 Sons of Jude Hall
Some of the many risks & challenges facing “free” black families in 19th century New England…
Indian Stream Republic 📖 (PART 1: 1783-1832)
8-page tale of lands, laws, & national identity in the Great Northern Woods…
JUDE HALL #1: Revolutionary War Veteran
“New Hampshire’s best-known black soldier of the American Revolution.” ~ G. Knoblock
Anthony Clark: Revolutionary War Veteran
Fiddler “Tony” Clarke was quite a local celebrity, & lived to the ripe old age of 100+!
Silas Burdoo: Revolutionary War Veteran
The Burdoos — a New England family of “African descent” — have a multi-century history of military service:
Salem Colby: Revolutionary War Veteran
After the war, Salem Colby retired to Coit Mountain — a “colony” of free black families in Newport, NH.
