Statues and symbols
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:45 am
There was a massacre in Boston in 1770 that inspired the Revolutionaries much more than the Tea Party (which was an organized event). Ya'll can look up "The Boston Massacre," in fact you should. But, the "hero" of the day was a "mulatto" man named Crispus Attucks. Commemorations of him and four others on that night continued for 13 years as the way the former colonies celebrated independence. (Celebrations of July Fourth only began after the war). Commemorations of the Boston Massacre continue in Boston to this day. Iow, we've celebrated March 5th longer than July 4th.
Obviously, one celebration is a bit more well known to Americans. But, even way back in the day, it was thought that Crispus Attucks deserved a statue. And, he sure got one. It's still there, too. Right on Boston Commons, not too far from the imaginary Cheers.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7780V_Kv0N4/ ... 010619.JPG
I think there should be statues to Crispus Attucks all over. Sam Adams thought so to. Attucks was described as the "first to die for liberty."
Oh, fwiw, the British soldiers who shot him were acquitted for the most part. Two, iirc, were punished with brands. However, John Adams (yeah, that JA) was their lawyer, and in their defense he asked the jury something like "What would you do if a big mulatto carrying a stick was coming toward you?" Again, there are books on the trial. Long story short, it was the first example of verdicts we've come to expect for the same reason.
http://www.crispusattucksmuseum.org/bos ... -monument/
Obviously, one celebration is a bit more well known to Americans. But, even way back in the day, it was thought that Crispus Attucks deserved a statue. And, he sure got one. It's still there, too. Right on Boston Commons, not too far from the imaginary Cheers.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7780V_Kv0N4/ ... 010619.JPG
I think there should be statues to Crispus Attucks all over. Sam Adams thought so to. Attucks was described as the "first to die for liberty."
Oh, fwiw, the British soldiers who shot him were acquitted for the most part. Two, iirc, were punished with brands. However, John Adams (yeah, that JA) was their lawyer, and in their defense he asked the jury something like "What would you do if a big mulatto carrying a stick was coming toward you?" Again, there are books on the trial. Long story short, it was the first example of verdicts we've come to expect for the same reason.
http://www.crispusattucksmuseum.org/bos ... -monument/