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>> in the american revolution, some patriots have a more personal stake in the fight for freedom. >> jack sisson is a hero, a patriot! he was a slave, for sure, but he was always out there fighting for the truth -- that we're all the same, all created equal. [ dog barks in distance ] >> on a secret mission to capture british general richard prescott, rhode island militiaman jack sisson puts his desire for freedom into action. >> who are you? what is going on here? >> i hope you've had a pleasant night's rest, general. >> legend has it that jack sisson bashes in general prescott's door using

Men are saying we won't last the night, that philadelphia has fallen. >> if that is so, then it is our god-given duty to raise her up. and raise her up we will. >> these soldiers and african soldiers in general had something to live up to. they had something to prove. they would fight -- that they were brave and courageous, that they would die for our cause and our independence. >> 1,200 hessian mercenaries are bearing down on fort mercer. >>schnell! >> and outnumbered 3 to 1, it's up to jack sisson and the men of the rhode island regiments to stop them. anything meant to stand needs a stable ...

They'll have to believe. >> we don't know exactly what happens to jack sisson, but i think the most important thing, jack sisson had choice. and the value of freedom is when you have freedom of choice. and what jack sisson embodied was the beginning of a new opportunity of freedom and choice for america, and unfortunately, it was something that most other africans would not receive until after the american civil war, several generations later. >> the work is done and done well. >> george washington continues to own slaves for the rest of his life, but there is evidence that he may have been mo...

>> general lincoln here will accept the sword. you may tell cornwallis i'm not feeling well myself. a reduction of the british army under the command of lord cornwallis is most happily effected, at an earlier period than my most sanguine hopes had induced me to expect. >> the actions of these soldiers, of those who sacrifice, become an example for future generations. for an enslaved population, this is the inspiration. >> if it wasn't for jack sisson and the boys of the 1st rhode island, the british might have won. >> then how come i never heard of jack sisson before? >> well, some folks don't...

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