In 1771, James Lovell stood before a massive crowd in Boston to deliver a speech commemorating the first anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. His oration left no room for compromise: warning against standing armies, defending the people’s right to bear arms, declaring freedom as a birthright, and rejecting Parliament’s authority over the colonies entirely. This episode explores James Lovell’s powerful speech, its aftermath, and a background story about Paul Revere’s role in the commemoration of the Boston Massacre.

Path to Liberty: March 5, 2025

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Dave Benner – Today in History: The Massacre in Boston

JL Bell – “The Town make choice of a proper Person to deliver an Oration”

Stuart McManus – Late-Humanism and Revolutionary Eloquence: James Lovell and His 1771 Boston Massacre Oration

James Lovell – Massacre Day Oration (2 Apr 1771)

Blackstone – Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, vol. 1

Thomas Jefferson – Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774)

Thomas Hutchinson – Letter to John Pownall (18 Apr 1771)

Dave Roos – History.com

Boston Gazette (11 Mar 1771)

Previous Massacre Day Episodes

John Hancock (1774)

Joseph Warren (1772)

Benjamin Church (1773)

Joseph Warren (1775)

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