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Boston King
Boston King (c. 1760–1802) was a former American slave and Black Loyalist, who gained freedom from the British and settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War. He later emigrated to Sierra Leone, where he helped found Freetown and became the first Methodist missionary to African indigenous people.
He published his autobiography in 1798, which was one of only three by Black Nova Scotians and also notable among slave narratives as a work that was trans-Atlantic. King, who had been born a slave in South Carolina, was apprenticed as a carpenter. He joined the British when they occupied Charleston, as they promised freedom to slaves.
==Early life and education==
Boston King was born in South Carolina, the son of a literate slave taken from Africa. His mother knew of herbal preparations from the Native Americans. Boston first joined the British near Charleston; after surviving smallpox, he made his way to New York during the American Revolution, twice escaping capture. In New York, he met and married Violet, an enslaved woman from North Carolina who had also joined the British.〔("Boston King" ), ''Revolution'', Part 2, PBS〕 They had each made their way to New York on the promise of freedom for their contribution to the war effort.〔(Robin W. Winks, ''The Blacks in Canada: A History'' ), McGill-Queen's Press, 1997, accessed 27 September 2011〕 The Kings were among the 3,000 black American slaves who were given certificates of freedom, entered into the ''Book of Negroes'', and evacuated with the British; they were resettled in Nova Scotia.〔
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