"How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the masters of the slaves"" "How is it that a nation run by slave owners are noisily demanding freedom from the British Parliament"" Ironically, Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Revolutionary fight for freedom was both an African-American and a runaway slave. His death became symbolic of what was to be an underlying question in the years to come: "What views do the African-Americans hold in compare and contrast to the views of revolutionary whites of America as an independent country""

There were many similarities between the viewpoints of Africans and whites in America. There was one goal that both the African slaves and revolutionary colonists were aiming for- to eliminate injustice and have liberty in the new country. The revolutionary whites obviously wanted to withdraw from the control of the British government...