Short Stuff: Black Loyalists

This episode dives into the overlooked story of Black Loyalists, enslaved and free African Americans who fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War in hopes of gaining their freedom. Josh and Chuck explore how the British offered emancipation to slaves who defected to their side, leading to around 12,000 African descendants serving in the war, including the famous Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment, and what happened to these freedom-seekers after the British lost and had to relocate thousands of loyalists to Nova Scotia. It's a fascinating and little-known chapter of American history that reveals how these brave individuals fought not just for their own liberation but for the freedom of enslaved people they left behind.