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434 Freeborn Black Soldiers in the American Revolution

Ben Franklin's World by Liz Covart

Feb 24, 202673:12Society & Culture

What would you fight for if you were free but still not equal? In 1777, brothers William and Benjamin Frank answered that question by enlisting in the Second Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army. Freeborn men of...

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434 Freeborn Black Soldiers in the American Revolution is an episode from Ben Franklin's World by Liz Covart. What would you fight for if you were free but still not equal? In 1777, brothers William and Benjamin Frank answered that question...

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Published Feb 24, 2026, 73:12 long, audio available.

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