[spokeshave]

On the night before the battle, warning of the British expedition had been rapidly sent from Boston to militias in the area by several riders, including Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott, with information about British plans

And

[bitt]

WENTWORTH CHESWELL -

Never a name you hear during “Black History Month”...

probably because he was an educated, self-sufficient, judge and military man, maybe even a CAPITALIST!! /S

[mbrfl]

I’d never heard of Wentworth Cheswell before. For some reason when you google him, various photographs of African American men pop up, many of them being photographs of Frederick Douglas, who is the man in your post. Cheswell is listed as having died in 1819 - before photography was invented.

[grey_whiskers]

Thanks for that, spokeshave.

Here's another rare bit of history trivia: