Two Encounters: Captain Abraham Van Dyck, the "Negro Man," and Prince Pitkin

Oh, this is so exciting! The Journal of the American Revolution published my piece today on Capt. Abraham Van Dyck, an unnamed Black man in New York City, and Prince Pitkin of Connecticut. See how I connected the NYC Fire to some intriguing (and horrifying) stories about race and the American Revolution.

This story has a leopard, a freakishly large cow, a notorious Indian killer, a stoning, fat-shaming, a woman hiding a man in her bedroom closet, thoughts about eating one's dog, and six-foot snow drifts.