The Forgotten Boston Massacre Speech They Wanted to Silence
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 peopleโs right to bear...
“Freedom is the Prize” – Joseph Warren’s Boston Massacre Day Oration v2
โAct worthy of yourselves.โ In the face of a standing army occupier – and direct threats to his own life, the great Revolutionary war hero Dr. Joseph Warren urged the people to stand firm for liberty in the face of the mighty British Empire, โuntil tyranny is...
Samuel Adams: The “Father of the American Revolution”
Born Sept. 27, 1722 – some โexpertsโ would have you believe his political career โpeakedโ in 1776, and mostly ended there. But more important were his ideas, which not only helped influence an entire generation to resist the empire, but can live on today as well...