By November 14, 1775, when John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, issued his proclamation, his plan to offer freedom to slaves who would leave their patriot masters and join ...

A: As in any situation of war, there is a lot of chaos. So why one chooses to leave may be because you believe the proclamation, that you will be free if you get to the British lines, and that ...

As a boy, Lawler had been taught that Dunmore, the last royal governor ... and eventually contributed to the Emancipation Proclamation. Lawler has written for national publications, including ...