Screening of the Pompey Fiske Episode of The Black Patriots of Lexington

Explore the often-overlooked role that Black people played in the Battle of Lexington & the Revolutionary War, including enslaved soldiers.

Military Patriot Pompey Fiske – explore the role that Black men and women, like enslaved Lexington resident Pompey Fiske played in the Revolutionary War.

This episode features the inspirational story of Pompey Fiske and his journey from being an enslaved witness of the intense fighting at Fiske Farm on April 19, 1775 to a soldier in the Continental Army.

While enslaved, Pompey Fiske lived in the Ebenezer Fiske House, which is located on the eastern boundary of Minute Man National Historical Park near the intersection of Wood Street and Old Massachusetts Avenue.

Explore what it was like to be a servant for life in Colonial Lexington and to fight for a nascent country while enslaved.

A free event.

Presenters: Dr. Bill Poole, PhD, retired history and science teacher and historian for the Lexington Minute Men and Sean D. Osborne, public historian and producer of the Black Patriots of Lexington YouTube series.

For more information on the Black Patriots of Lexington video series visit www.abclex.org and https://lex250.org/lexington-blackpatriots/

Cohosted by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, Lexington History Museums and Tricons 2 Red Tails.