Episode Screening & Q+A of Black Patriots of Lexington (Stow & Boxborough)

Economic Patriots Prince and Cate Chester - explore the often overlooked role of Black men and women, like the husband and wife team of Cate and Prince Chester, in the production of domestic linen. Domestic linen was favored by the Reverend Jonas Clarke and other colonists who were boycotting British goods in response to the Stamp Act of 1765.

An inspirational story of manumission, entrepreneurship, and community building in Lexington, Stow and Boxborough.

A free event.

Presenters: Margaret Micholet, public historian, retired from the National Park Service 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 .

Sponsored by the Stow and Boxborough Historical Societies, with support from Rediscover Mapledale, the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, and Tricons 2 Red Tails.

BACKGROUND

ABCL’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 and two workshops to help create a community of storytellers and reenactors that can bring these amazing 18th century lives to a 21st century audience.

ABCL’s Black Patriots of Lexington is supported by a Community Endowment of Lexington grant.

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