George Washington - Congress allowed free blacks to serve in the militia
Time: Wednesday Jan 17, 1776
Place: U.S.
Details: Washington initially protested enlistment of slaves in the Continental Army, but later he relented when the British emancipated and used theirs. On January 16, 1776, Congress allowed free blacks to serve in the militia. By the end of the war one-tenth of Washington's army were blacks.
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