During the American Revolution over 3000 persons of African descent werepromised freedom by the British if they would desert their American rebelmasters and ser... » 

During the American Revolution over 3000 persons of African descent werepromised freedom by the British if they would desert their American rebelmasters and serve the loyalist cause. Those who responded to this promise foundrefuge in New York. In 1783 after Britain lost the war they were evacuated toNova Scotia where for a decade they were treated as cheap labor by the whiteloyalists. In 1792 they were finally offered a new home in West Africa over1200 responded and became the founders of Freetown in Sierra Leone. This is ahistory of Africans in colonial America from the slaves who worked on theearliest plantations to the free blacks. It thoroughly discusses thecircumstances of their arrival in the New World blacks were treated fardifferently from white servants and the living conditions of both slaves work health care food housing family life and other elements and freeblacks. «