London Pleasants was an enslaved teen who seized his freedom by donning a red coat
The story of the Henrico County teenager is featured in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. He served as a trumpeter in the British army, then escaped to Canada after the war. The post London Pleasants was an enslaved teen who seized his freedom by donning a red coat appeared first on Cardinal News.
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