ARP214 A Proposal to Arm Slaves

<p>The British army threatens South Carolina in 1779.  The Continental Congress supports a proposal to raise and army of slaves to defend the state.</p> <p>Visit my blog at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/08/arp214-proposal-to-arm-slaves.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author.</p> <p>Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast</p> <p>Book Recommendations of the Week: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570033307?&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=0167d94560a8b6e5c221c6e94bbe5b20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl'>John Laurens and the American Revolution</a>, by Gregory D. Massey </p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: Massey, Gregory D. “The Limits of Antislavery Thought in the Revolutionary Lower South: John Laurens and Henry Laurens.” The Journal of Southern History, vol. 63, no. 3, 1997, pp. 495–530. JSTOR, <a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7055828200051318561/8295297488637387464'>www.jstor.org/stable/2211648</a></p> <p>Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/03/ar-sp08-david-o-stewart-george.html'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271</a></p> <p>Join the podcast mail list: <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/03/ar-sp08-david-o-stewart-george.html'>https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy</a></p> <p>ARP T-shirts and other merch: <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/american-revolution-podcast?ref_id=23124'>http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Support this podcast on Patreon <a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839'>https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839</a></p> <p>or via PayPal <a href='http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast'>http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast</a></p>