This episode contains a description of death of a child.

On February 22, 1770, an 11 year old boy was shot and killed in the North End of Boston. What was the source of this violence, and what were its consequences? And, one year later, how did Paul Revere deploy imagery of this boy to further a political cause? Listen to find out more.

This episode relied heavily on two sources, the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society, and J.L. Bell's blog, Boston1775

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