Books
The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution by Call Number: 973.0496 BLAISBN: 9780870236631Publication Date: 1989-09-01
Prince HallCall Number: 366 HALISBN: 1555465889
The Negro in the American Revolution by ISBN: 0807846031Publication Date: 1996-11-25
Enjoy the Same Liberty by Call Number: 973.3 COUISBN: 9781442232815Publication Date: 2014-01-23
Online Book
History & Social Studies Recommended Databases
Primary/secondary sources, biographies, journals, images & more covering a broad range of topics in African American history and culture
Articles from books, primary sources, journals, news, etc. covering topics in U.S. history
Websites
Africans in America: The Revolutionary War (PBS) (a good place for pictures)
Wikipedia's African American in the Revolutionary War
African Americans in the War for Independence
African Americans in the Revolutionary Period
Biography: James Armistead Lafayette
American National Biography: Peter Salem
US Gen Net Archives of Military Records (hint: "Control F" to find your person's name)
National Liberty Memorial ("proposed national memorial to honor the more than 5,000 enslaved and free persons of African descent who served as soldiers or sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolutionary War.)
Primary Source Documents
A Primary Source Document is a physical object that existed during the time period being studied and can give you an insider's view of events. These may be letters, diaries, bills of sale, works of art, war documents, or any official records.
British Pass Issued to Black Loyalist, 1783
Bill of Sale for Drumheads, Prince Hall to Boston Regiment, 1777
Portrait of a Black Revolutionary War sailor, 1780
Boston King's memories of the evacuation from New York, 1798