
Peter Salem, African-american Patriot

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Peter Salem, African-american Patriot
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Peter Salem (1750-1816) was a free African-American who served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, a slave of Jeremiah Belknap. Salem was later sold to Lawson Buckminster, who gave him his freedom to enlist in the Continental Army. Salem served with his regiment in the Battle of Bunker Hill where he fired his last shot and killed British Marine Major John Pitcairn.
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March 7th, 2013
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