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Newport: Cliff Walk

Two reenactors and an illustration of a Black soldier from the First Rhode Island Regiment stand against a background of historical handwritten text.

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Rhode Island: Media

island, Rhode Island, United States

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Two reenactors and an illustration of a Black soldier from the First Rhode Island Regiment stand against a background of historical handwritten text.

The first Black battalion of the American Revolution

These soldiers fought for their nation's freedom—and their own.

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Newport: Cliff Walk

Newport: Cliff Walk

Cliff Walk, Newport, Rhode Island.

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