Standing in their own light: African American patriots in the American revolution

On Jordan's stormy banks: Their world before the War

A new world in uniform

A bold experiment in Rhode Island

The black regiment: John Laurens's "Excentric scheme" and Henry Laurens's dilemma

On to the next battle: The Postwar world and the First Pension Act

Another assault: A frowning world and the Second Pension act

Conclusion: Claiming their due.