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Did You Know?
Black Slave Recruits
Black slave recruits were generally perceived as good soldiers. But for many white British officers, serving with the Black West India Regiments, the attitudes of the time made service with black troops disagreeable to some.
Read about the Black Militia
known as the Black Shot,
who allied themselves
with the white planters and
the colonial government
against the Maroons.
-Page 18
Too Black To Succeed - The FINSAC Experience
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