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Were there blacks in the colonies that were not slaves during and before the Revolutionary War?

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Yes. There were a number of freed slaves and free blacks.

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The north slope of Beacon Hill had the second largest population of free blacks before the civil war in the U.S.

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The first blacks who came to United States were indentured servants way before slave trade started.


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