Some Black Loyalists were evacuated to London.

About half the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia were given passage there as well.

Peters traveled to England in 1791 to report grievances of the Black Loyalists who had been given poor land and faced discrimination.

Many of the Black Loyalists performed military service in the British Army, and others served non-military roles.

Indeed, many Black Loyalists fought against the revolution, and left with White Loyalists as a result.

The community was also settled by a Black Loyalist by the surname of Lavender.

Others responded to the Dunmore's Proclamation, and fought for their freedom as Black Loyalists.

The new arrivals included Black Loyalists who were given substandard land, particularly around Birchtown.

Many Black Loyalists' descendants now live in Canada.

The area was first settled in 1787 by 400 freed slaves and Black American Loyalists sent from England.