Pioneers and patriots

About this book

Brief biographies of African-American who were important in the Revolutionary era in the United States. The biographies of six Negroes who contributed to America's fight for independence, and her growth as a nation... Peter Salem...a Minuteman who served at Lexington and Concord, and played an important role in the Battle of Bunker Hill -- Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable...whose trading post became the city of Chicago -- Phillis Wheatley...the poetess honored by many Americans, including George Washington -- Benjamin Banneker...a self-taught mathematician and astronomer who helped plan the city of Washington, D.C. -- Paul Cuffe...who built a shipping company and took part in the efforts to colonize Sierra Leone -- John Chavis...the educator and preacher, whose school in North Carolina was called "the best...to be found in the State.