Leaders of the Revolution

1. Leaders of the Revolution By: Christina Reyes & Jonathan Aponte

2. Lemuel Haynes • He was born in 1753 in Connecticut, to a white mother and a black father. • He was bound to service until the age of 21 to David Rose of Massachusetts.

3. Minuteman • In 1774 Haynes enlisted as a minuteman in the local militia. • While serving in the militia he wrote a poem about the Battle of Lexington in April of 1775. • The poem talked about the conflict between slavery and freedom.

4. Education • He had a basic education. • He loved books and took a keen interest in the Bible. • Turned down the offer to study at Dartmouth College.

5. Minister • In 1780 he was licensed to become a preacher. • His first pastor ship was in Connecticut, where he left 2 years later because of the prejudice he received. • His second pastor ship was in Vermont, and it lasted for 30 years. He left because the church goers discovered he was black and they turned he away. • His last pastor ship was in Manchester, Vermont. There he counseled two men who were convicted of murder and were almost hung but narrowly escaped it when the “victim” reappeared. • His writings about the case was a best seller for seven years.

6. Last years of his life… • He was a minister in upstate New York the last 11 years of his life. • He died in 1833 at the age of 80. • 150 years after he died a manuscript was found of one of his writings that said “That an African…has an undeniable right to his Liberty.” • It went on to say that slavery was a sin and pointed out the irony of slave owners fighting for their own liberty while denying it to others.

7. Prince Whipple

8. Early Life • He was born into a wealthy family in Africa. • When he was 10 he was sent to America for his education. • On the voyage he was sold into slavery because his ship was shanghied. • He was then sold into slavery in Baltimore. • The prince assumed his master’s name, William Whipple who represented New Hampshire when signing the Declaration of Independence

9. Service in the Revolution • Served alongside his master and General George Washington on the famous crossing of the Delaware. • Whipple was freed on the spot when called upon by his master to fight. • He said he would fight and die for his country.

10. Other Achievements… • 1777- Battle of Saratoga. • 1778- Battle of Rhode Island • The famous picture painted in 1851 was thought to have Whipple in it.