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>> there must have been maybe hundreds of africans who served. the story held up from the very beginning, 1775. you can be free. the germans are fighting for the king. >> i didn't know there were colored germans. you're not german. you're a slave. >> i ain't no slave. i'm a soldier. when this war's over, i'm going to be a free man. and you will be back in chains. they may give you a gun, but
Jack! come back here, boy! >> there a lot of fugitives who run away and join the continental army or the militias. this is what george ruffin refers to as "leg bail." leg bail is where you actually just run away to the army. it's not an agreement from your owner. and so there are many who run away, and they join. some would remain free. many wouldn't. [ insects chirping ] >> why are you itching for a fight? >> you read the same words that i read -- "all men are created equal." ain't that worth fighting for? >> even as jack sisson takes his independence into his own hands, he is still far from ...
>> there must've been maybe hundreds of africans who served with the germans. the story was out there from the very beginning, 1775. you come to the king's aid, you can be free. the germans are fighting for the king. >> didn't know there were colored germans. you're not german. you're a slave. >> i ain't no slave! i'm a soldier. and when this war is over, i'm gonna be a free man, and you'll be back in chains. they may give you a gun, but you still just the white man's boy. >> and you're just a slave of a slave.