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Patriot Soldiers from Sh*thole Countries

Remembering African-American and Haitian soldiers in the American Revolution

January 29, 2018 • by Zara Anishanslin

Just over a week ago, it was reported that President Trump referred to Haiti and Africa as “sh**hole” countries, suggesting that immigrants from both places were undesirable. It seems timely to remember that thousands of Patriot soldiers of African descent from both America and Haiti helped the United States win its war of ...

Patriot Soldiers from Sh*thole Countries

From the early modern to the contemporary USA, part 2

Among the grievances that fueled the rebels we can include an early modern version of a bailout. Government issued bonds had been used to pay the soldiers in the Continental Army during the revolutionary war. During the economic depression of the 1780s, speculators had bought these up for pennies on ...

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Patriot Soldiers from Sh*thole Countries

Remembering African-American and Haitian soldiers in the American Revolution

The Whiskey Rebellion, Political Crisis, and the Sociology of Elite Interpretation

From the early modern to the contemporary USA, part 2

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