# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Explore the often-overlooked role that Black people played in the Battle of Lexington & the Revolutionary War, including enslaved soldiers.About this EventMilitary Patriot Adam Tidd - explore the role that Black men and women, like enslaved Lexington resident Adam Tidd played in the Revolutionary War.This episode features the inspirational story of Adam Tidd and his journey from being an enslaved servant of Lt. William Tidd of Captain Parker’s Company to a soldier in the Continental Army and later the father of a renowned Boston musician.While enslaved, Adam Tidd lived off Hancock Street, near the current location of the William Diamond Middle School.Explore what it was like to fight for a nascent country while enslaved and to live longer free than enslaved.A free event.Presenters: Dr. Bill Poole, PhD, retired history and science teacher and historian for the Lexington Minute Men and Sean D. Osborne, public historian and producer of the Black Patriots of Lexington YouTube series.For more information on the Black Patriots of Lexington video series visit .Cohosted by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, Lexington History Museums and Tricons 2 Red Tails.BACKGROUNDABCL’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. The YouTube series was coproduced by ABCL, LexMedia and Tricons 2 Red Tails.The project also includes portrait banners of the 11 featured Black Patriots which will be displayed in Lexington Center during the month of July 2026. Some of the storytellers who were trained during workshops funded by this project will be bringing these amazing 18th century lives to a 21st century audience during ABCL's Quock Walker Day Community Celebration on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Lexington Visitors Center.ABCL’s Black Patriots of Lexington was supported by a Community Endowment of Lexington grant. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/fc22e560-fe8b-11f0-8e38-f9b94c99e860-rimg-w377-h740-dcfff8ee-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PMReception?: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PMScreening & Q+A - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lexington/the-black-patriots-of-lexington-adam-tidd-episode-screening-and-qa/100001982050962785 - **Event Categories**: workshops, music, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 28.52, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Lexington - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: Lexington History Museums - **lat**: 42.4485445 - **long**: -71.2279452 - **full address**: Lexington History Museums, 13 Depot Square, Lexington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/cce89cfd83da63d3be18c4154433fb53819a711fa3c2b217cd9a9751d1d04cb6-rimg-w1200-h900-dcc5d2e2-gmir.jpg?v=1769853787 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A being held? - **A:** The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A takes place on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Lexington History Museums, 13 Depot Square, Lexington, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A? - **A:** Tickets for The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A are priced at USD 29 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityRSVPFreeAvailableProgramming Gift to ABCLUSD 29 + USD 4 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A? - **A:** The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A is organized by ABCL - Association of Black Citizens of Lexington. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Black Patriots of Lexington - Adam Tidd Episode Screening & Q+A", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/cce89cfd83da63d3be18c4154433fb53819a711fa3c2b217cd9a9751d1d04cb6-rimg-w1200-h900-dcc5d2e2-gmir.jpg?v=1769853787", "startDate": "2026-02-17", "endDate": "2026-02-17", "url": "https://allevents.in/lexington/the-black-patriots-of-lexington-adam-tidd-episode-screening-and-qa/100001982050962785", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Lexington History Museums", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "13 Depot Square", "postalCode": "02420", "addressLocality": "Lexington", "addressRegion": "MA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.4485445", "longitude": "-71.2279452" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Explore the often-overlooked role that Black people played in the Battle of Lexington & the Revolutionary War, including enslaved soldiers.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-17", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "28.52", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/lexington/the-black-patriots-of-lexington-adam-tidd-episode-screening-and-qa/100001982050962785" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/lexington/the-black-patriots-of-lexington-adam-tidd-episode-screening-and-qa/100001982050962785", "price": 0, "name": "RSVP" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/lexington/the-black-patriots-of-lexington-adam-tidd-episode-screening-and-qa/100001982050962785", "price": "28.52", "name": "Programming Gift to ABCL" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "ABCL - Association of Black Citizens of Lexington", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/abcl-association-of-black-citizens-of-lexington/20861665", "description": "\n\n\n\nWe are a private, nonprofit volunteer organization composed of academics, artists, lawyers, clergy, engineers, entrepreneurs and others who are concerned with matters of critical importance to the welfare of Black citizens of Lexington, MA.\n\n\n\n" } ] } ] ```