Might very well be true. There was a Steve Cooper, Poore that was the first black to fight in the War. He fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. I really cann't remember his name now but the Postal Service issued a commerative stamp about him in the early 1950's. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: Tip4U@aol.com > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: DD 214 > Date: Sunday, June 21, 1998 10:23 PM > > Is it true that an African American signed the Declaration of Independence and > if so what was his name? > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See more information at: > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > >