When the Preliminary Articles of Peace were signed in November of 1782, they included a clause – inserted by the American delegation – that prevented the British from carrying off any property – “including negroes” – as they evacuated from the colonies. But the British had already promised thousands of people of African descent freedom through Dunmore’s Proclamation and the Philipsburg Proclamation. What would happen to the Black Loyalists? Learn how General George Washington pursued every avenue to prevent the Black Loyalists from leaving, and how and why British General Sir Guy Carleton let them.
Michael A. Lord is the Historic Site Director at Philipse Manor Hall. A well-seasoned Public Historian, Mr. Lord has decades of experience in research and content development at numerous museums and historic sites. He is a graduate of Amherst College and the College of William & Mary with degrees in African American studies, American History, and American studies, and specializes in presenting the complex and often underrepresented stories of the colonial African American experience.
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