Gretchen Adams, from the University of New Hampshire, writes about the courage of the African-Americans in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment.

Overview of the role of African Americans, slave and free, in the navies of both sides during the American Revolution. From the PBS series.

Essay by Carole Scott devoted to the black soldiers who fought in the British and Continental armies, with sources.

White House biography of the Revolutionary War patriot and the first black preacher to minister to a white church.

African American patriots of the American Revolution.

A foundation honoring black patriots of the American Revolution. Includes photos and information about the Black Patriots Memorial, the commemorative coin, and a history of the role that black patriots played in the American Revolution.

A history of black soldiers in the American Revolution.

Transcription of William Cooper Nell's 1855 historical text that details the black patriots. Hypertext and SGML, illustrations, and biographical sketches available. Housed at the Documenting the American South project, UNC-Chapel Hill.