Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
After the war, he became a horticulturist and developed exotic plants ad rare flowers that he sold to wealthy people.
May 12 2025 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
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Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
He fought in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, among others
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Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
He enlisted under Captain Peter Dickerson in the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Establishment in late Winter/early Spring of 1777
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Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
Cudjo Bakwante, an African Prince enslaved by Benjamin Coe fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War and became a respectable businessman in Newark, NJ
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New Jersey Honors Revolutionary War Hero Cudjo Banquante in Weeklong Celebration
JAMES AMEMASOR A citywide tribute will take place from April 27 to May 4 as a coalition of historical and cultural organizations across New Jersey comes together to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Cudjo Banquante—a remarkable yet largely unsung hero of the American Revolution. Once enslaved, Cudjo fought for American independence, gained his […]
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Jack Cudjo
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc9zNQ7v–U For a presentation of JACK CUDJO: NEWARK’S REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER & FIRST BLACK BUSINESSMAN
Jan 29 2024 | Posted in BHM Special: Remembering Our Heroes & Sheroes | Read More »
Cudjo versus Cudjo
Excerpts from the book: Jack Cudjo. Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier & First Black Businessman “This is a riveting historical account of an early enslaved African in New Jersey on par with the narrative of Olaudah Equiano. Cudjo, or Banquante, is an extraordinary person who enters our history in this book with a much fuller portrait and […]
Feb 11 2023 | Posted in BHM Special: Remembering Our Heroes & Sheroes | Read More »
Continuing our series on the book: Jack Cudjo. Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier & 1st Black Businessman
Military Service In 1777, the Continental Congress asked New Jersey to come up with four regiments with a total of close to three thousand men. This was General Maxwell’s Brigade, a major force of General George Washington’s army. Cudjo was a Newark slave who fought on behalf of his master, Benjamin Coe during the Revolutionary […]
Feb 27 2021 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Concluding our serialization of the book JACK CUDJO
You can buy Jack Cudjoe: Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier and First Black Businessman on Amazon Cudjo versus Cudjo During the Revolutionary War, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and governor of Virginia established the Ethiopian Regiment for the loyalists. While General George Washington was being pressured by his commanders to recruit slaves for the war, Lord Dunmore, […]
Oct 13 2018 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Jack Cudjo – Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier & First Black Businessman
The following is an excerpt from Jack Cudjo – Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier & First Black Businessman by Kofi Ayim. Slavery in New Jersey The state of New Jersey officially abolished further importation of slavery in 1786, yet 74 years later (1860) eighteen slaves were recorded in the census. These slaves were apparently freed by the 1865 […]
Aug 13 2018 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »