Speaking Engagement Topic 4

Escaping Ulster: Black Loyalists in the War for Independence

Drawn by promises of freedom, thousands of Black men, women, and children crossed the British lines during the American Revolution. By the war's end, the "Inspection Roll of Negroes" listed over 3,000 Black Loyalists in New York, destined for Nova Scotia - including several Ulster County freedom seekers. Highlighting archival documents and historic maps, "Escaping Ulster" traces the flights of three local families as they escape enslavement, find refuge with the British in New York City, and struggle to make a new life on a foreign island.