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African Americans in Battle of Lake Erie PA26 Print E-mail

These skilled crewmen were among those who enabled Oliver Hazard Perry to defeat and capture a British squadron, Sept. 10,1813. Their participation--critical to victory--secured a place for African Americans in the region's history.
Erie Maritime Museum, 150 E. Front St., Erie. Erie County Pennsylvania.

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