one of the reasons for the change prompted by the actions of john murry, who was the earl of dunmore, who was also the appointed governor of virginia. by november 1775, he had been run out of his quarters at williamsburg by patriot forces and was conducting official business on a ship in the chesapeake bay. in november, he issued a proclamation that promised freedom to enslave men who were willing to fight for the british crown. dunmore was just looking for a way to regain power and help great britain win the war by draining valuable resources from the patriot cause. like in slave labor, one of the many enslaved men and women who fled to dunmore in the british lines was henry. also known as henry washington, who was enslaved to george washington. henry became a member of lord dunmore ethiope men regiment, doing trade over 100 formerly enslaved men in the basics of muskets, information marching. he had specialrms made for them. and there's an illustration. those uniforms on the screen and on those uniforms he had embroidered the insignia, quote, liberty to the slave dunmore is proclama

dunmore is proion created one of the first mass cipation of enslaved blacks prior to the civil war. historians have estimated it that 80 to 100000 slave people fled british lines during the war. women, children among them. and they were seeking their freedom. here we go so the frank brothers were able to enlist after a change in american military policy at the beginning of the war, general washington banned the use of black soldiers in the continental army. the militia troops that fought at the initial battles at lexington and concord and bunker hill were diverse. they had white, black and native american soldiers serving together. but washington believed that you could not have a professional army with black soldiers, and he could attract southern planters by armed and blacks, free or enslaved. so in of 1775, after he took over control of the continental forces around boston, he instructed his recruiting officers in the following manner. and that quote is on the screen. quote, you are not to enlist any deserter from the ministerial army nor any soller, -- or vagabond or person susp

certified protection professional dunmore speculates the thieves made their way into his backyard. maybe from an adjoining neighborhood or a fire road and says the actor security was spot on more didn't personally install perry security system but knows the neighborhood. well, even had he had thermal imaging cameras. >>and no one to respond. and the problem would not prevent crime. but the fact that he is on site security. >>helped him greatly reporters with tmz say the would-be burglars left behind a backpack filled with tools like crowbars, gloves, a hat, a saw and a cell phone, all things common in home burglaries. a burglar who's working. >>i have my neighborhood. probably not going have all those tools burglars in in neighborhoods where the preponderance of security systems and cameras is not as much as it is in tyler perry's neighborhood and they don't have to worry about those things. neighbors who live in this cold water cul-de-sac are understandably rattled. everybody's a little nervous lately because >>there had has been some things happening. this woman lives nearby know