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Failures and Reparations: Slavery and the American Revolution

Failures and Reparations: Slavery and the American Revolution

Yes, the Founding Fathers caved on slavery. The concession to certain southern colonies on the issue of slavery was made primarily to keep…
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American Rebels: Answering Questions Raised by Long-Ago Historians

American Rebels: Answering Questions Raised by Long-Ago Historians

Three years ago, while browsing through the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, I came across a captivating book by a man…
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The Tyranny of False Patriots and Lessons of Historical Ones

The Tyranny of False Patriots and Lessons of Historical Ones

Americans carrying assault weapons into public spaces, whether it is to intimidate or “to protect,” are not patriots. Armed to the teeth…
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Fighting Illness and the British in Colonial Boston

Fighting Illness and the British in Colonial Boston

In December of 1774, Edmund Quincy, merchant and justice of the peace in Boston, wrote to his daughter Katy (sister to Dorothy and future…
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Divided Loyalties: The American Revolution

Divided Loyalties: The American Revolution

Divided Loyalties: the American Revolution
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America’s First Impeachment

America’s First Impeachment

The very first case of impeachment in America was brought in 1774, instigated by the colonial House of Representatives against Peter…
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How I Wrote American Rebels

How I Wrote American Rebels

First, the why?
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The Founders Abhorred a Mob

The Founders Abhorred a Mob

The American Revolution was not brought about by a mob. In fact, in the eleven years leading up to the Declaration of Independence…
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Amy Lowell, Making the World Safe for Poetry

Amy Lowell, Making the World Safe for Poetry

In December 1917, Amy Lowell’s local newspaper, The Brookline Chronicle, ran a notice that caught her eye. U.S. Army training camps were in…
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The Lowells and the Community of America

The Lowells and the Community of America

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, the Lowells of Massachusetts faced the same overriding question that Americans face today: what…
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The Governor Called Her a Jezebel

The Governor Called Her a Jezebel

Anne Hutchinson is a fascinating figure in American history, a polarizing firebrand and iconoclast who rebelled against the leading…
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Partisan Courts and the American Dream of Justice

Partisan Courts and the American Dream of Justice

The fight for independence in the 1770s was in large part motivated by the colonists’ disgust with how the King and Parliament sought to…
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Discovering Inspiration in a Trunk Full of Letters

Discovering Inspiration in a Trunk Full of Letters

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