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In response, and because of manpower shortages, Washington lifted the ban on Black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1776. All-Black units were formed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Many were enslaved persons who were promised freedom for serving in lieu of their slaveholders. Another all-Black unit came from Haiti with French forces. At least 5,000 Black soldiers fought as Revolutionaries. | In response, and because of manpower shortages, Washington lifted the ban on Black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1776. All-Black units were formed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Many were enslaved persons who were promised freedom for serving in lieu of their slaveholders. Another all-Black unit came from Haiti with French forces. At least 5,000 Black soldiers fought as Revolutionaries. | ||
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