[Verginius Rufus]

The Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, but the Boston Tea Party set in motion the events that led up to the actual warfare. Of course John Adams traced it even further back.

On Saturday C-SPAN re-ran a program from Dec.16, 2002, about the Boston Tea Party, held in the building where the patriots met before the "party" with actors in period costume. There was someone representing Phyllis Wheatley and someone representing a black freedman who was involved. I think it wasn't until the 6th or 7th speaker they had a white man speak, so it seemed to be more about women's rights and slavery than the actual events of Dec. 16,1773.

[Verginius Rufus]

That should have read Dec. 16, 2022.