Cardinal Conversation: Who was Cesar Tarrant?

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published February 12, 2024 at 4:00 AM EST

Some of the lesser-known stories of the American Revolution involve the thousands of enslaved people who fought on both sides. One of them was Cesar Tarrant who served in the Virginia Navy.

Fred Echols spoke with Randy Walker who wrote about Tarrant for a Cardinal Newsseries marking the 250^th anniversary of the American Revolution.

Cardinal News is a non-profit, independent, online news organization covering Southwest and Southside Virginia.

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