Virtual Parlor Chat: Freedom’s Contested Promise

Black Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

The American Revolution was also a struggle over the meaning of freedom itself. Join acclaimed historians Dr. Alan Gilbert (author, Black Patriots and Loyalists) and Dr. Douglas Egerton (author, Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America) for a thought-provoking conversation on the experiences of Black Patriots and Loyalists who navigated the promises and contradictions of a nation in revolution. Drawing on decades of groundbreaking scholarship, this program will explore how African Americans pursued liberty, survival, and self-determination amid war, slavery, and political upheaval.