The Adventures of William Hall, VC
291020 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. One extraordinary illustration of the breadth and diversity of the British empire is the fact that the first Black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross was a Canadian child of former American slaves fighting in India. The History Guy recalls a story of adventure in the Age of Empire. The adventures and life of William Hall is history that deserves to be remembered.
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