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SCOUT· 29%1h 03m·2025-11-04·History424 Dunmore's Proclamation & the American Revolution in Virginia
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In November 1775, as tensions between the British Empire and its rebellious colonies continued to escalate, Virginia’s royal governor made a radical—and to some, terrifying—proclamation: Any enslaved person who fled a revolutionary enslaver and joined the British Army would gain their freedom. Known to history as…
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