Another View: Blacks in the Revolutionary War

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published March 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM EDT

Captured live from the American Revolution Museum in Yorktown, Virginia, this edition of Anther View offers another history lesson on the little-known contributions of blacks during the country's fight for freedom as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Host Barbara Hamm Lee welcomed historians Christy Coleman and Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander who offered historical in-sight and also took questions from the audience. Filling in the blanks about the contributions made by black people in the War for Independence. This, and all Another View Programs can be heard on demand on the show's program page.

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Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.

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