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Description
To recognize the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, a significant event leading up to the American Revolution, Mayor Walsh, along with Governor Baker, Tanisha Sullivan and many important public the Massachusetts Historical Society organized an exhibition featuring handwritten and published sources with compelling accounts of the confrontation, the aftermath, and the trials.
A
Contemporary
forms
of
storytelling,
important
civic
conversations
like
tonight's
program,
revolutionary
spaces,
strives
to
bring
people
together
to
explore
the
history
and
continue
the
work
of
democracy
that
is
evoked
so
singularly
by
the
two
national
treasures
we
care
for
here,
Old
South
meeting
house
and
the
old
State
House,
which
is
located
just
two
blocks
away.
The
voices
that
filled
these
precious
spaces
during
the
founding
era
call
each
of
us
to
continue
the
work
that
began
here
and
the
fundamental
questions
that
were
voiced
then
are
still
very
much.
A
They
are
the
questions
that
we
grapple
with
in
every
neighborhood
of
this
city
and
in
every
town
across
this
country
who
speaks
for
me.
How
is
my
voice
heard
when
we
say
we
the
people
exactly?
What
do
we
mean?
Who
gets
to
stand
inside
that
circle
in
all
of
the
work
that
we
do?
We
strive
to
provide
a
new
perspective
on
the
past?
A
Such
a
loss
cut
deep
Boston
then
was
a
town
of
just
15,000
people
and
most
knew
someone
who
lay
bleeding
in
the
snow
that
night
and
because
the
soldiers
had
been
in
Boston
long
enough
to
marry
and
to
begin
to
form
families
of
their
own.
Most
people
also
knew
someone
who
pulled
the
trigger
across
all
easy
rows.
The
pain
of
that
moment
can
feel
exceedingly
remote
to
us,
but
at
the
heart
of
why
we
are
here
tonight
was
a
deeply
human
experience
of
loss
hold
tight
to
that
tonight.
A
A
The
only
way
he
could
enter
the
room
was
actually
climbing
through
the
window
behind
that
pulpit
over
there
once
he
was
up
in
the
pulpit
Warren
invited
his
listeners
to
grieve
yes
and
to
remember
what
he
called
the
scene
of
horror,
but
he
also
challenged
them
to
honor
the
dead
by
staying
true
to
the
cause
of
Liberty,
our
country
is
in
danger.
Warren
said
on,
you
depend
the
fortunes
of
America.
A
Those
fortunes
hung
yet
in
the
balance.
Eight
decades
later,
when
Boston's
black
abolitionists
revived
that
tradition
of
public,
remembering
as
our
nation's
crisis
over
slavery
came
to
a
head
in
the
1850s,
they
insisted
on
marking
the
anniversary
of
the
Boston
Massacre
as
Crispus
Attucks
day,
and
they
used
the
memory
of
addicts
as
sacrifice
as
a
way
to
mobilize
support
for
the
cause
of
anti-slavery.
A
A
The
story
of
the
struggling
rope
maker
of
the
young
immigrant
of
the
sailor,
who
had
liberated
himself
from
the
bonds
of
slavery
and
the
son
of
New
England's
Native
communities
fighting
to
make
a
place
for
himself
in
a
changing
world.
Their
stories
came
together
that
night
and
became
our
story
out
of
many
one.
A
Now
we
are
fortunate
tonight
to
have
a
very
remarkable
group
of
leaders
and
visionaries
to
help
guide
us
on
this
path,
but
before
I,
introduce
them.
I
do
want
to
take
just
a
moment
to
express
my
thanks
to
the
many
individuals
and
organizations
who
have
made
tonight's
program
possible.
The
foremost
among
those
is
the
staff
and
the
board
of
directors
of
revolutionary
spaces
and
I'd
like
to
ask
actually
that
the
staff
and
board,
if
you
could
just
stand
for
a
moment
and
remain
standing,
please
don't
be
shy.
A
So
so
this
amazing
team,
the
staff
and
the
board
are
doing
simultaneously
the
work
of
building
a
new
organization,
literally
from
the
ground
up
and
launching
a
dynamic
set
of
programs
and
activities
that
connect
our
city's
history
to
the
urgent
questions
of
today.
It's
a
breeze
there.
They
are
a
brave
group.
They
are
a
very
tireless
group
and
none
of
this
would
have
been
possible
without
their
dedication
and
hard
work.
So
thank
you.
All
you
have
been
amazing.
A
A
A
So
joining
that
distinguished
lineup.
We
are
extremely
fortunate
to
welcome
this
evening.
Four
of
our
Commonwealth's
most
respected
leaders,
who
have
generously
agreed
to
speak
from
the
heart
tonight
about
the
connections
between
our
history
and
our
highest
ideals
as
a
city
and
as
a
nation.
So
governor
Charlie
Baker
is
a
figure
who
needs
no
introduction,
but
I
will
introduce
him.
Nonetheless,
as
governor,
he
has
tackled
our
Commonwealth's
greatest
challenges
and
has
demonstrated
that
it
is
still
possible
to
find
solutions
by
working
together.
A
He's
built
a
state
government
that
is
as
hardworking
and
creative
as
the
people
of
Massachusetts
and
I
know
from
remarks.
I've
heard
him
deliver
elsewhere
that
he
also
deeply
appreciates
the
value
of
our
shared
history
as
a
resource
for
building
a
better
tomorrow,
Commissioner
William
cross
is
Boston's
first
african-american
police,
commissioner,
throughout
a
career
of
more
than
three
decades
in
the
police
department.
Here
in
Boston,
he
has
worked
to
foster
close
relationships
in
and
with
the
community,
and
we
are
so
fortunate
to
have
his
leadership
at
this
crucial
moment.
A
We
are
also
fortunate
that
he
has
an
abiding
personal
interest
in
history.
Tanisha
Sullivan
is
an
attorney
and
president
of
the
n-double
a-c-p
Austin
branch,
which
has
thrived
under
her
leadership
and
is
an
important
voice
for
justice
and
civil
rights
in
our
city
and
as
I
hope.
All
of
you
know
the
n-double-a-cp
will
be
holding
its
annual
national
convention
in
Boston
this
summer.
So
president
Sullivan
will
have
her
hands,
but
also
has
an
important
role
to
play
in
helping
our
city
to
see
its
complex
and
sometimes
fated
history
through
fresh
eyes.
A
So
we're
looking
forward
to
hearing
more
about
that.
This
summer,
and
now
it
is
my
distinct
privilege
to
introduce
the
Honorable
Martin
J
Walsh,
mayor
of
this
great
city
of
Boston,
where
our
nation's
story
first
took
shape
and
where
it
is
still
being
written.
Today.
Mr.
mayor,
we
are
so
pleased
to
have
you
here
tonight
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
your
outspoken
advocacy
for
our
city's
most
important
historic
resources.
B
Thank
you
very
much
net
and
I
just
said
to
him
that
I'm
that
he
did
an
amazing
job
and
I
certainly
was
sitting
there
listening
to
you
to
tell
the
history
of
Roth
great
city
and
not
wanting
to
follow
you
at
this
microphone.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
first
of
all
just
take
a
moment
to
thank
everyone
in
this
room
who
cares
about
historic
spaces
in
sites
they
create
so
much
opportunity
for
education
and
jobs
and
tourism
in
our
great
city
by
preserving
them
and
making
them
accessible.
B
You
keep
history
at
the
core
of
their
identity.
The
Old
South
Church,
the
old
Statehouse,
are
leading
examples
of
how
we
talk
about
the
past,
live
in
the
present
and
build
our
future.
Your
name
revolutionary
spaces
says
it
all
and
something
that
is
really
important.
A
revolutionary
history
isn't
just
about
the
past.
It
inspires
Boston
to
be
a
revolution
today
for
medical
treatments
that
heal
people
for
leading
the
fight
in
social
justice
and
tonight's
event
perfectly
represents
that
idea.
B
We
all
grew
up
where
I
grew
up
in
Boston
hearing
about
the
Boston
Massacre,
but
we
weren't
always
told
who
was
there?
The
crowds
that
the
British
soldiers
fired,
fired
into
as
NAT
mentioned,
was
diverse,
that
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand.
It
was
Crispus
Attucks,
it
was
African
and
Native.
Americans
was
working
people
poor
people,
immigrants,
they
weren't
just
an
angry
crowd
that
were
coming
together
as
a
people
who
saw
what
they
all
had
in
common.
B
They
at
the
time
were
the
people
of
Boston
the
diverse
people
of
Boston
protesting
against
injustice,
some
paid
the
ultimate
sacrifice,
but
the
stand
they
took
that
night
led
us
to
a
new
nation
based
on
a
new
idea
of
equal
rights
for
all
the
struggle
to
make
that
idea.
A
reality
was
far
from
over
and
it's
still
not
complete.
It
continues
today,
so
we
honor
those
who
fell
250
years
ago
by
acknowledging
who
they
really
were
and
continue
today
the
work
they
started
in
our
diverse
City
and
a
diverse
country.
B
C
Well
good
evening-
and
let
me
just
start
by
saying
that
one
of
the
things
that
I
took
from
both
Elizabeth's
comments
and
that's
comments-
was
something
that
I
learned
from
my
parents.
When
I
was
a
kid
which
is
they
used
to
talk
about
the
fact
that
there's
history
and
there's
mythology
and
you
shouldn't
confuse
them
and
when
you're
a
kid,
you
listen
to
things
your
parents
say
and
they
stick
with
you,
but
you're
not
really
sure
what
they
mean
and
when
I
was
in
college.
C
I
took
a
history
course
and
I
spent
hours
and
hours
and
the
stacks
at
the
library
and
I
went
and
spent
time
at
the
BPL
and
I,
dug
through
tons
of
material
there
and
I
found
this
big
treasure
trove
of
letters
stucked
away
in
a
old
book,
and
the
letters
actually
told
a
really
different
story
about
one
of
the
families
that
this
particular
professor
had
spent
quite
a
bit
of
time.
Talking
about
and
I
thought.
C
Could
you
bring
me
these
letters
and
I
said
well:
I'm
not
gonna,
be
able
to
get
him
out
of
the
library,
but
I
can
probably
make
copies
of
them,
and
he
said
that'd
be
great,
so
I
made
copies
of
the
letters
and
I
brought
them
to
him
and
I
got
the
paper
back.
I
didn't
do
as
well
on
it
as
I
thought.
I
was
gonna
do
and
the
note
on
the
bottom,
which
I
don't
remember.
The
exact
words
for
was
something
like.
C
Gonna
speak
to
those
individuals
tonight,
we'll
have
to
say
until
I
was
much
older
and
I
did
my
own
research
on
this
and
I
think
one
of
the
real
benefits
of
these
kinds
of
gatherings
these
kinds
of
organizations.
Is
this
desire
to
sort
of
keep
digging
and
learning
and
hopefully
growing,
because
let's
face
it
most
of
the
time,
we
all
know
a
bit
of
the
story.
C
D
Christmas
attics
Crispus
Attucks
is
passing
through
town
on
his
way
to
the
Caribbean.
The
Mariner
by
trade
Christmas
lives
a
life
of
relative
freedom
on
the
high
seas,
but
in
Boston
he
is
both
at
home
and
in
danger.
He's
born
enslaved
and
of
African
and
Native
descent.
Christmas
liberated
himself
as
a
young
man.
By
running
to
see
now
he
is
known
to
many
as
Michael
Johnson,
an
assumed
name
that
protects
him
against
recapture
and
returned
to
bondage
in
his
native
Framingham.
D
He
also
hides
his
native
identity
and
gives
him
freedom
of
movement.
People
of
Native
descent
aren't
allowed
to
walk
the
streets
of
Boston
Ness,
courted
on
the
night
of
March
5th
a
conflict
breaks
out
at
the
Customs
House
between
the
townspeople
and
the
British
regulars
who
had
been
stationed
in
Boston
for
almost
18
months.
There
were
frenzied
shouts,
hundreds
of
running
footsteps
and
bells
clanging
from
church
steeples.
D
Many
run
to
the
docks
that
night
calling
for
the
Rope
makers,
the
shipbuilders,
the
dock
workers
and
the
sailors
to
come
and
help
Christmas
and
dozens
of
other
men
from
the
docks
answer.
The
call
sailors
and
soldiers
mix
like
oil
and
water,
no
matter
where
they
are,
but
for
Christmas.
The
military
occupation
of
his
adopted
hometown
is
probably
also
personal
at
the
Customs
House
Christmas
forces
his
way
to
the
front
of
the
crowd
he
boldly
stares
down
a
row
of
redcoats
with
guns.
D
He
is
so
close.
The
Private
Edward
Montgomery
can
see
the
whites
of
Christmas's
eyes
when
he
pulls
the
trigger
the
first
shot
fired.
That
night
leaves
Montgomery's
musket
and
tears
into
Christmas's.
Stomach
Christmas
dies
on
the
street
bleeding
into
the
snow,
the
first
martyr
of
the
conflict
that
will
come
to
be
called
the
American
Revolution
when
no
next
of
kin
appears
to
Klay
Maddox's
body
Boston
does
he
lies
in
state
at
Faneuil
Hall,
where
a
steady
stream
of
grieving
Bostonians
paid
their
respects.
D
The
town
buries
him
with
the
other
victims
of
the
massacre
in
the
granary
burying
ground.
With
the
passage
of
time,
the
memory
of
the
other
massacre
victims
fades,
but
not
for
addicts.
The
image
of
him
standing
boldly
at
the
front
lines
putting
his
own
life
on
the
line,
inspires
future
generations
and
african-americans
and
Native
Americans
to
fight
for
our
freedom.
E
E
They
are
also
its
most
vocal
protesters
willing,
when
necessary,
to
go
fist
to
fist
with
the
occupying
soldiers
to
defend
the
town's
liberties,
Samuel
he's
a
rope
maker
and
one
of
Boston's
best
bare-knuckle
fighters
days
before
the
massacre
at
one
of
the
south
ends
largest
rope
walks.
Some
soldiers,
makest
mix
it
up
with
a
group
of
local
toughs.
E
The
soldiers
have
spent
more
than
a
year
during
their
off-duty
hours,
catching
four
jobs
in
a
town
that
doesn't
want
them
there.
For
their
part,
the
Rope
workers
are
finished
with
the
regulars
who
occupy
their
town
and
steal
their
jobs.
It's
a
volatile
mix.
No
one
knows
who
starts
the
brawl,
but
it's
no
surprise.
Samuel
Gray
is
there
when
the
bells
ring
on
the
night
of
March,
5
and
angry
townspeople
gather
at
the
Customs
House
Samuels
among
them.
E
E
Those
hands
made
tough
by
a
lifetime
of
brawling
are
still
in
his
pockets.
There's
no
time
to
raise
them.
As
the
musket
is
pointed
between
his
eyes
and
the
shot
fired,
it
leaves
a
hole.
The
size
of
a
fist
Samuel
dies
instantly
private
Matthew
Kilroy,
with
whom
Samuel
fought
at
the
rope
walk
just
days
earlier,
Kilroy
with
his
bayonet
impale
Samuels
lifeless
body
more
than
a
dozen
times,
Kilroy
is
later
convicted
for
what
he
did
that
night
of
March
5,
but
he's
released
with
only
a
brand
on
his
palm
to
signify
his
guilt
for
Samuel.
F
F
F
They
gathered
together
on
that
cold
and
blustery
night
when
it
came
to
a
head
between
the
crowd
and
the
British
soldiers,
and
when
the
shots
rang
out,
six
individuals
were
shot
and
five
died
and
the
first
Crispus
Attucks
became
the
martyr
of
the
American
Revolutionary
War
lessons
to
be
learned
from
history
and
since
we're
in
church
my
brothers
and
sisters,
lessons
from
history,
teachable
moments,
learning
moments
that
make
our
nation
what
it
is
today,
the
best
in
the
world.
Yes,
we
won
that
war
and
trust
me.
F
The
war
was
won
by
all
of
God's
children,
as
the
mayor
alluded
to
earlier,
Boston
was
very
diverse
and
everyone
fought
hard,
so
you
may
be
saying:
well
what
did
we
learn?
We
being
the
Boston
Police
Department,
we
being
members
of
the
executive
branch
of
the
United
States
that
must
often
serve
and
protect
the
people
even
during
times
of
civil
unrest.
F
F
F
We
cannot
go
back
to
the
ways
of
what
happened
on
March
5th
1770.
We
must
strive
to
get
better
and
better
century
by
century
decade,
by
decade,
day
by
day,
as
our
great
nation
progressed,
we
are
seeing
what
has
happened
during
protests
in
our
great
nation
and
specifically
here
in
Boston
again,
we
must
strike
a
balance
that
the
people
have
a
right
to
hear
their
voice
and
their
words
ring
true,
and
we,
the
executive
branch,
must
strike
the
balance
to
have
those
voices
heard
without
violence,
but
the
cold
hard
facts
are
we
the
people?
F
Even
the
executive
branch,
are
a
part
of
the
nation
and
we
deserve
the
right
to
be
protected
as
well,
because
we
too
are
Americans,
but
you
learn
from
history.
You
learn
and
it
does
pay
off,
because
our
nation
gets
better
and
better
what
I
love
about
Boston.
This
is
the
hub
of
the
universe.
This
is
where
the
nation
began,
and
we've
had
many
great
individuals
come
here
and
lead
the
nation
Reverend
dr.
F
Just
as
we
remember,
Crispus
Attucks,
the
body
can
be
taken,
but
not
the
spirit.
So
again,
the
lessons
learned
are
when
people
are
exercising
their
First
Amendment
rights
and
we
who
protect
them.
We
must
find
the
balance
so
that
we
have
empathy,
sympathy,
care
and
respect
for
each
other,
because
after
all,
one
thing
is
true:
we
must
continue
to
strive
to
make
sure
that
we
are
one
nation
under
God,
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
Thank
you.
G
To
James
Caldwell
Boston
is
the
hub
of
the
universe,
a
place
to
search
for
work
for
love
for
purpose.
He
is
the
second
mate
aboard
the
young
Hawke,
a
brig
under
the
command
of
Captain
Thomas
Morton
ships
make
families
of
sailors
and
for
ships,
makes
families
of
sailors
and
James
has
a
home
with
his
fellow
workers
on
the
young
Hawk,
but
he
is
glad
to
be
back
in
Boston
after
the
long
voyage
to
Hispaniola.
James
is
courting
a
young
woman
in
town
and
hopes
to
be
married
soon.
G
Captain
Thomas
Morton
recognizes
his
promise
as
a
sailor,
and
James
is
excited
to
rise
in
the
ranks.
He
has
a
whole
life
ahead
of
him.
He
is
still
young
enough
to
look
beyond
the
horizon.
When
James
hears
the
tolling
of
the
bells
and
sees
rivers
of
people
moving
through
the
streets
of
Boston,
he
has
no
idea
what
he
is
running
toward
he's
a
strong-minded
young
man
ready
to
act
and
willing
to
rush
into
peril.
He's
17
years
old
in
his
mind,
there's
no
danger.
G
He
can't
best
no
spot
too
tight
for
him
to
wriggle
his
way
free.
When
James
arrives
outside
the
town
house
that
night,
he
finds
his
way
toward
the
front
of
the
crowd
when
the
first
shots
ring
out,
James,
watches,
Crispus,
Attucks
fall
and
then
Samuel
gray.
He
sees
the
muzzle
of
the
soldiers
weapons
aimed
toward
him,
and
then
he
too
is
bleeding
in
the
snow.
James
has
no
family
in
town,
but
he
is
mourned
by
many,
including
captain
Morton.
G
He
lies
in
repose
at
the
captain's
home
until
the
burial
when
he
is
joined
by
Crispus,
Attucks
and
the
other
victims.
They
are
buried
together
in
the
granary,
burial
ground,
their
bodies
resting
side-by-side,
just
as
they
had
the
cold
night
of
the
massacre
when
they
laid
together
bleeding
in
the
snow.
H
Patrick
Carr
knows
that
people
are
the
CM
everywhere,
even
if
the
world
is
a
big
place.
He
learned
this
lesson
by
moving
from
Ireland
to
Boston
both
places
deeply
marked
by
civil
unrest,
Patrick.
Here's
the
signed
of
bells
tolling
in
the
streets
of
Boston
on
the
night
of
March
5th,
and
his
first
thought
is
that
his
neighbors
need
his
help.
He
joins
throngs
of
people
pouring
through
the
streets
towards
the
Customs
House.
H
The
local
physician,
dr.
John
Jeffries,
comes
to
his
bedside
and
stays
for
nine
days
as
30
year-old
Patrick
Carr's
life.
Slowly,
ABB's
away
on
March
14th
Patrick
pulls
dr.
Jeffries
to
his
deathbed
speaking
through
the
p.m.
Patrick
tells
dr.
Jeffries
that
he
doesn't
know
who
shot
him,
but
he
wants
the
world
to
know
that
he
forgives
that
man
Patrick
Carr,
had
seen
mobs
before
in
Ireland
and
had
seen
the
soldiers
called
to
stop
those
mobs.
He
can't
blame
them
their
actions.
H
I
K
Samuel
is
known
throughout
the
town
for
his
skill
and
promising
future
as
an
ivory
turner,
he
works
for
mr.
Isaac
Greenwood
as
an
apprentice
living
with
the
Greenwood
family,
as
he
becomes
versed
in
the
trade
with
the
world
stretched
at
his
feet.
Samuel
has
everything
to
live
for,
and
everything
to
lose
on,
March
5th
Samuel
and
his
friends
among
them.
K
Suddenly
there
are
gunshots
and
Samuel
has
a
hole
through
his
back
and
his
belly.
The
work
of
an
errant,
musket
ball
John
Greenwood,
can
only
watch
as
his
best
friend
his
bedfellow
and
confidante
Falls
to
ice-slick
Street
John
and
his
brother
ahoy
Samuel
up
and
carry
him
the
entire
way
back
to
his
mother,
Mary
maverick
known
in
town
as
the
widow
maverick
having
already
lost
her
husband,
she
spends
the
night
of
March
5th
1770,
trying
desperately
not
to
lose
her
son,
there's
nothing
to
be
done.
K
Samuel
maverick
dies
in
his
mother's
arms,
as
dawn
breaks,
leaving
the
widow
maverick
completely
alone,
there's
nothing
left,
but
grief
for
those
who
knew
and
loved
young
Samuel
for
John
Greenwood.
The
loss
leaves
a
hole
so
hard
to
fill
that
he
imagines
the
spirit
of
his
friend
returning
to
visit
him
even
on
the
darkest
nights.
Those
visits
are
never
caused
to
fear
for,
as
he
remembers
later,
I
was
so
fond
of
him,
and
he
of
me
that
I
was
sure
the
spirit
would
not
hurt
me.
Samuel
Mavericks
was
a
spirit.
No
one
could
ever
forget.
A
A
A
A
We
don't
agree
and
we
shouldn't
expect
to
agree.
The
thing
that
holds
us
together
is
that
we
have
the
conversation,
and
this
founding
history
can
remind
us
that
we
too
are
founders
to
the
extent
that
we
still
grapple
with
these
questions
of
Orage.
We
too
are
revolutionaries,
and
so
my
charge
to
all
of
you
tonight
is
to
lean
in
to
think
about
the
story
that
we
want
to
tell
each
other
that
we
want
to
tell
the
nation
about
the
history
that
took
place
here,
but
that's
still
happening
all
around
us
every
day.
A
A
Remembering
revolutionary
spaces
will
continue
this
year
to
frame
a
series
of
conversations
about
this
work
of
remembering
we're
going
to
have,
plays
and
a
public
art,
installation
and
community
conversations,
and
we've
just
opened
in
one
of
the
gallon
galleries
at
the
old
Statehouse,
an
exhibition
called
reflecting
addicts
which
gets
at
these
questions
so
consider
us
a
resource
as
you
explore
this
history,
and
please
remember
that
we're
still
making
this
history
every
day
so
be
part
of
it
come
back
often
and
I
hope
to
see
you
here
soon.
Thank
you
all.