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Refugees after the American Revolution needed money, homes and acceptance

  • Written by G. Patrick O'Brien, Lecturer in History and Philosophy, Kennesaw State University
Refugees after the American Revolution needed money, homes and acceptanceAn allegorical painting depicted the British Empire taking in American loyalists in 1783.Benjamin West’s portrait of John Eardley Wilmot, 1812. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The U.S. has long been a destination for people fleeing war-torn regions of the world. But in 1783, the tables were turned: Between 60,000 and...

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