Who was Lemuel Hayes and how did he contribute to the Revolutionary War.

In 1774 Lemuel became a free man, and at age 21, one of the first decisions he made was to enlist as a "Minuteman" in the local militia. Unknown to most Americans, more than 5,000 African soldiers, both slave and free, fought voluntarily in the American Revolutionary War. Mar 14, 2011

Lemuel Haynes was an influential African-American religious leader who argued against slavery