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SUMMARY:Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:In Woody Holton’s “hidden history” of the American Revolution\, nothing is quite what it seems. The phrase “Liberty is Sweet” sounds like the sentiments of Jefferson or Franklin but actually comes from a 1775 letter describing George Washington’s slaves’ aspirations to escape Mount Vernon. Holton entitled his preface “Invisible Enemies” in a nod to the Native Americans who were long omitted from the story of American Independence but actually played a crucial role in bringing on the Revolutionary War and shaping its course. And these are far from the only surprises in Holton’s astounding reappraisal of the founding of the United States. Holton challenges much of the history we imagined we knew and aims to tell stories of the many who fought for liberty. This event will be moderated by Robert A. Gross. \nAbout our author: \nWoody Holton\, the Peter and Bonnie McCausland Professor of American History at the University of South Carolina\, is the author of Forced Founders: Indians\, Debtors\, Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia (1999)\, which won the Organization of American Historians’ Merle Curti Social History Award\, Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution (2007)\, a finalist for the National Book Award\, and Abigail Adams (2009)\, whichwon the Bancroft Prize. \nLiberty is Sweet: The Epic of the American Revolution\, which Holton wrote as the Huntington Library’s Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow and as a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow\, was published in 2021 by Simon and Schuster. \nAbout our moderator: \nRobert A. Gross is James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut. A specialist in the social and cultural history of the United States from the Revolution to the Civil War\, Gross focuses particularly on New England. His first book\, The Minutemen and Their World (1976)\, presents a community study of Concord\, Massachusetts\, in the eighteenth century\, portraying the lives and circumstances of inhabitants at all levels of the social order and tracing the internal conflicts that shaped the town’s participation in the mobilization against British rule. For this innovative interpretation of the American Revolution as a social movement\, Minutemen received the Bancroft Prize in American History in 1977; it was reissued in a 25th anniversary edition by Hill & Wang in 2001. A revised and expanded edition appeared in 2022 from Picador books\, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. \nHis studies of the Revolutionary period continued in the edited collection In Debt to Shays: The Bicentennial of an Agrarian Rebellion (1993). \nAttendance is on a first-come basis. \nPresented in partnership with the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL)\, Lexington Historical Society\, Lexington Human Rights Committee\, Lexington Lyceum Advocates\, and Native Americans in Lexington. \nThis program is made possible by the generous donors to the Cary Library Foundation. \nMore information: https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/liberty-is-sweet-the-hidden-history-of-the-american-revolution/
URL:https://lex250.org/event/liberty-is-sweet-the-hidden-history-of-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Lexington Community Center\, 39 Marrett Rd.\, Lexington\, MA\, 02421\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Becoming an Historical Reenactor Workshop II
DESCRIPTION:Learn from world-renown storytellers Rochel Coleman and Valerie Tutson how to bring stories to life on the stage and at an historical site. \nLearn how to bring the stories of the Black men and women who played important roles in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19\, 1775. Also\, help to build their 18th century community by learning to tell the stories of the men and women\, Black\, White\, and Indigenous Caribbean who were their family members\, friends\, patrons\, and enslavers. \nLearn storytelling techniques and frameworks to identify\, craft\, and share stories to inspire audiences. \nAnd learn the business of storytelling and reenacting from professionals with decades of experience. \nABCL’s Black Patriots of Lexington is a multi-pronged project that includes a nine-part series that explores the lives of 5 soldiers who fought in Lexington on April 19\, 1775; three Black men who witnessed the battle as Lexington residents and later enlisted in the Continental Army; and two Black women and one Black man who witnessed the first day of war. Of the 8 soldiers\, 3 were born into land-owning\, tax-paying families and 5 were born into enslavement. All served their nascent country well and 7 of the 8 are known to have died free men. \nThe project also includes portrait banners of the 11 featured Black Patriots and two workshops to help create a community of storytellers and reenactors that can bring these amazing 18th century lives to a 21st century audience. \nABCL’s Black Patriots of Lexington is supported by a Community Endowment of Lexington grant. \nReserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-patriots-of-lexington-becoming-an-historical-reenactor-workshop-ii-tickets-1297073554919?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
URL:https://lex250.org/event/becoming-an-historical-reenactor-workshop-ii/
LOCATION:Community Room – Lexington Police Station\, 1575 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Lecture,Living History
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SUMMARY:Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism\, Not Textualism
DESCRIPTION:The Honorable Stephen Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. After a brilliant academic start at Stanford\, Oxford and Harvard\, his career has included clerking for Justice Arthur Goldberg\, serving on the Watergate prosecution team\, and teaching at Harvard Law School and at the Harvard Kennedy School. In 1980 he was appointed by President Carter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit\, becoming Chief Judge in 1990. In 1994\, President Clinton appointed him to the Supreme Court\, where he served for 28 years. \nHe is now the Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and Process at Harvard Law School. Justice Breyer is the author of many books and articles\, most recently the bestselling Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism\, Not Textualism (2024)\, whose title serves as the subject of his lecture. \nLocation: Battin Hall Auditorium\, Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building
URL:https://lex250.org/event/reading-the-constitution-why-i-chose-pragmatism-not-textualism/
LOCATION:Cary Memorial Library\, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Gallery Tours: “Swept Up in Revolution” and “Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington”
DESCRIPTION:Join curators at Lexington History Museums and the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library to learn more about Lexington’s role in the American Revolution. The program begins at 9:30 AM at Buckman Tavern with a tour of “Swept Up in Revolution” with Jesse Hilton\, Curator\, Lexington History Museums. The event continues at 11:00 AM at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library with a tour of “Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington” with the museum’s Assistant Curator\, Stacey Fraser. \nRegistration includes admission to both tours. There is no charge for this program\, but registration is required. \nRegister: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swept-up-in-revolution-and-protest-promise-gallery-tours-in-lexington-tickets-1302068344469?aff=oddtdtcreator \nLocation & Host: \nBuckman Tavern & Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
URL:https://lex250.org/event/gallery-tours-swept-up-in-revolution-and-protest-promise-the-american-revolution-in-lexington/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
CATEGORIES:Arts,Free,Lecture
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