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 [http://manybooks.net/titles/wpa2897328973.html ''Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves''], recorded after the Civil War, recounts memories of life as a slave.
-African Americans from Virginia served on both sides of the '''Revolution War'''. Many Virginia slaves ran away from their masters and joined British forces. The British promised them freedom for this act.
+African Americans from Virginia served on both sides of the '''Revolutionary War'''. Many Virginia slaves ran away from their masters and joined British forces. The British promised them freedom for this act.
 An index of slaves and free men of color appears in the ''Index to Sons of the American Revolution'' applications. For a discussion, see the [[Virginia Periodicals|Virginia Periodicals]] article. {{Wikipedia|American_Revolutionary_War#Black_Americans|Black Americans in the Revolutionary War}}