America Wanted Them Back as Slaves. This British Lord Said No

Watch the full documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMpYozsIyX0 In 1775 Lord Dunmore’s proclamation promised freedom to any enslaved person who would come fight for the British. Thousands of people answered the call. But at the end of the war, the Americans tried to insist that all the enslaved who escaped, must be returned. Lord Dunmore secretly sent ships with thousands of Black British soldiers to Nova Scotia. Made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/@PBS Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ X: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pbs #americanrevolution #blackhistory #history Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War Follow the stories of four Black Americans as they navigate our country’s fight for independence and their individual pursuits of freedom. Discover the stories of James Lafayette, who served as a double agent for the Patriots and helped bring down the British at Yorktown; Harry Washington, who was enslaved by George Washington and escaped Mount Vernon to join the British troops; Elizabeth Freeman, previously known as Mum Bet, who sued one of the most prominent patriots in Massachusetts while living under his roof; and Abraham Peyton Skipwith, an enslaved man who used his proximity to power and his unusual literacy to petition for his own freedom and become one of the first free Black landowners in Richmond, VA.