Revolution 250 Podcast
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. https://revolution250.org/Through this podcast you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations, and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution--which began here. To support Revolution 250, visit https://www.masshist.org/rev250Theme Music: "Road to Boston" fifes: Doug Quigley, Peter Emerick; Drums: Dave Emerick
Revolution 250 Podcast
Black Patriots in the American Revolution with Benjamin Remillard
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Benjamin Remillard
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Season 3
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Episode 5
Ben Remillard joins us to talk about his research into the lives and military service of New England's African-American and Native American Revolutionary War soldiers. We learn more about their complex stories, and their lives before, during, and after the war. He also shares the story of Cato Newell, Wenham Carey, and Luck (or Luke) Russell and the 1788 kidnapping case that shook Boston. Ben Remillard is a doctoral candidate at the University of New Hampshire, and has been combing the archives for these stories and more.