Black Loyalists
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Black Loyalists were African-descended supporters of the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, many of whom were formerly enslaved people who gained or sought freedom by fighting for or aiding British forces.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African diaspora community
→
historical ethnic group → political group → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black British Loyalists
→
Black refugees → |
| became |
Sierra Leone Creoles ancestors
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| departedFrom |
Charleston
→
New York City → Savannah → |
| documentedIn |
Book of Negroes
→
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| estimatedPopulation |
thousands
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| faced |
broken land grant promises
→
economic hardship → racial discrimination in Nova Scotia → |
| founded |
Freetown
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|
| hasEthnicOrigin |
African descent
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| included |
formerly enslaved people
→
|
| influenced |
abolitionist movements in Britain
→
early Black communities in Canada → |
| language |
English
→
|
| legalStatus |
refugees
→
|
| notableLeader |
Boston King
→
David George → Moses Wilkinson → Thomas Peters → |
| opposedBy |
Patriots
→
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| organized |
migration to Sierra Leone
→
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| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
→
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| peakMigrationPeriod |
1783–1785
→
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| promised |
freedom in exchange for service
→
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| promisedBy |
British authorities
→
|
| region |
British North America
→
|
| religion |
Protestantism
→
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| resettledIn |
England
→
New Brunswick → Nova Scotia → Quebec → Sierra Leone → |
| servedAs |
guides
→
laborers → pioneers → soldiers → spies → |
| servedIn |
British Army
→
British Navy → |
| sought |
freedom from slavery
→
|
| subjectOf |
scholarly research on slavery and freedom
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| supported |
British Crown
→
|
| timePeriod |
1775–1783
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Loyalist militias
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|
hasEthnicComposition |