This report focuses on the brave men who joined the ‘First Black Regiment’ during American Revolution and sacrificed all in their quest for freedom from enslavement as well as British rule. The report, delivered at the New England Historical Association 2021 Fall Conference, October 23rd, 2021, was written and presented by Stephen Venuti, BPS President with introduction by Roger Williams University (RWU) Associate Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer the session organizer.