Ned Hector: Revolutionary War Hero-Time Traveler February 20, 2011

This new program at the Haverford Township Free Library highlights the life of Ned Hector, a free black colonial soldier, wagoneer and respected patriot and hero. Noah Lewis is a local living history actor who portrays the black revolutionary soldier Ned Hector. His presentation touches on such subjects as the reasons for the American Revolution, the Battle of Brandywine, general historical events, blacks in the Revolution, social and technical comparison of the times and more.