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Salem Poor at Bunker Hill: Why He Risked Everything
Salem Poor bought his freedom for £27. Why did he risk his life six years later at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
In this episode of America's Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano explores the Black Revolutionary War soldier whose battlefield courage prompted thirteen officers and a brigade surgeon to petition the Massachusetts General Court for a reward. Trace Poor's service through Saratoga, Valley Forge, and the Battle of Monmouth. As America marks its 250th anniversary, discover how his continued Continental Army service and later hardship challenge the belief…
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