ResistanceNovember 7, 1775
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
Virginia's royal governor offers freedom to enslaved people who join the British; thousands flee.
Resources
Books·2
Book
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Ona Judge's escape from President Washington's household — slavery at the founding.
Book
The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States
Gerald Horne
Argues that protecting slavery was a driving cause of the American Revolution.
Videos·1
The American Revolution — Crash Course Black American History #8
CrashCourse