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Tony Williams: The Boston Massacre & Justice | BRI Scholar Talks

Grade
6–12
Duration
26 min
Topics
American Revolution, Justice
Published
Sep 23, 2020

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Founding Principles

Civic Virtue

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BRI Senior Program Education Specialist Mary Patterson sits down with BRI Senior Teaching Fellow
Tony Williams to talk aboutthe tumultuous rebellion against tyranny that led to the dramatic events
of the Boston Massacre. They examine the role of propaganda in the patriot movement and the
constitutional principles of justice and rule of law in the trial of the British soldiers due to the
courageous moral stand of their defense attorney, John Adams, for a fair trial.

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