Hey Constance,
All text, no pictures came up. The web sites below cover Black history in America as a result of the search. Could not seperate Bunker Hill specifically. You will have to read them. If you follow some of the links, you may find pictures. I did not.
"“Fully one-third of Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were African Americans. " 3
"About 7,000 African Americans served in the Continental Army, mostly in integrated units, some in all-black combat units. The first American of any race to die in the American Revolution was a black man, Crispus Attucks, who held opinions equally as radical as Sam Adams and James Otis, and was anything but diplomatic in confronting the British "peace-keepers." This "Boston Massacre, as it came to be known, inflamed public opinion all up and down the colonies, leading (in scarcely a decade) to war, the Declaration of Independence, and freedom from British control. There were other notable valiant African-Americans, including, for one, the hero of Bunker Hill, Peter Salem, who in a feat little short of supernatural, single-handedly killed the British commander (Pitcairn). " ref. n
Well, I did not give you a picture or painting as requested. Hope some of this helps.
2006-11-07 04:05:09
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