{"id":3094,"date":"2026-06-03T20:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:08:44","slug":"a-hidden-history-of-black-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=3094","title":{"rendered":"A Hidden History of Black Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Black-Patriots-Cover.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Black-Patriots-Cover.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3095 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Black-Patriots-Cover.webp 552w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Black-Patriots-Cover-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While researching his book, <em>Black Patriots: Recovering a Lost History of the American Revolution<\/em>, Patrick S. Poole was surprised to find dozens of Black Patriots, including Salem Poor, Peter Salem, James Arcule, and Prince Estabrook, a slave wounded at Lexington who served until 1783. He also uncovered 750 Black patriot pension applications from the 1818 Pension Act, which provide firsthand affidavits of service, and notes Black soldiers appeared in nearly every major battle, sometimes up to 10% of troops, including more than 700 listed in Washington\u2019s army after Monmouth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hear more about this amazing and virtually unknown history at <a href=\"https:\/\/events.columbuslibrary.org\/event\/16429015\">his Columbus Library talk. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1740\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3094-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3\">https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3094-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Craft-Patrick-S-Poole.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While researching his book, Black Patriots: Recovering a Lost History of the American Revolution, Patrick S. 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