Wednesday, June 17, 2009

This Day in History: June 17

Posted by David Codrea at 6/17/2009 12:23:00 PM

1 comment:

Snake9 said...

Notice the Black sharpshooter at the far right. I believe his name was Peter Salem or Salem Poor, credited with shooting a British Officer from a distance, considered very unsportsmanlike in those days. I consider this kind of thing important due to historical revision, such as A&E's great film "The Crossing", which does not show even one Black soldier despite many being there with George Washington...

6/18/2009 9:36 PM

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