Lecture: Freedom Behind British Lines: Black Loyalists in New York

Описание: "Freedom Behind British Lines: Black Loyalists in New York" 
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
7:00 PM | In-person at Philipse Manor Hall and online via YouTube Live

People of color fought on both sides of the American Revolution. But for some enslaved people, the British Army offered a unique opportunity for freedom. Learn about the three British proclamations enslaved people used to find freedom behind British lines, the lives of formerly enslaved individuals from Westchester County, New York, and New Jersey who fought for and worked with the British Army, and what happened to the Black Loyalists after the war.

Speaker Bio:
Sarah Wassberg Johnson is the education and programs manager at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site. She has an MA in public history from the University at Albany. She has spent the last several years researching the American Revolution in New York, especially Westchester County and connections to Philipse Manor Hall. You can read her previous research into the Philipsburg Proclamation and Black Loyalists on the Philipse Manor Hall blog: http://www.philipsemanorhall.com/blog.

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