As the lights came up at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York, Aaron Burr was rapping ruminations about his rival, Alexander Hamilton. Mary Anne Hamilton watched from the center of the third row.

But John Laurens was clearly the sunlight in Hamilton ... was instrumental in founding the Alexander Hamilton Post 448 in San Francisco, and became its first commander. Despite protests from ...

"After the death of John Laurens, Hamilton shut off some compartment ... Hamilton’s health problems As the musical makes clear, Alexander Hamilton was indeed "non-stop." He was constantly ...

In its wake came a New York Times article headlined, “Alexander Hamilton ... During the American Revolution, Hamilton with his friend John Laurens proposed that Black soldiers be recruited ...

John Laurens, upon his return in 1777 to North ... George Washington and good friends with Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette. Laurens fought eagerly in several battles, in the ...

Alexander Hamilton is born on the British island ... Hamilton proposes an idea initiated by fellow aide John Laurens of recruiting slaves for the Continental Army and offering them freedom ...

His friend John Laurens was an ardent abolitionist trying ... "their natural faculties are as good as ours" in The Papers of Alexander Hamilton. Unlike in the musical, Hamilton was not an advocate ...

Hamilton leans into this fact when Alexander Hamilton ... he’s depicted as standing shoulder to shoulder with John Laurens (Anthony Ramos), who preaches “We won’t be free until we end ...

"To Alexander Hamilton from Aaron Burr, 21 June 1804," accessed June 30, 2020 National Archives, "Account of a Duel between Major General Charles Lee and Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens ...

Ron Chernov's 2005 biography of founding father Alexander Hamilton packs a lot ... lyric from "My Shot," delivered by Anthony Ramos' John Laurens: But we'll never be truly free Until those in ...