April 19 – Black Loyalists During the American Revolution

April 19 – Black Loyalists During the American Revolution
Marc Affeld and Joe Burima

The battles of Lexington of Concord sparked the American Revolutionary War on this date back in 1775. To learn more about the slaves who fought for the British and eventually settled in Nova Scotia we spoke with Beverly Cox of the The Black Loyalist Heritage Society, located in Birchtown, Nova Scotia.