A Founding Martyr: Dr. Joseph Warren and the Early American Revolution
“May our land be a land of liberty, the seat of virtue, the asylum of the oppressed, a name and a praise in the whole earth.” – Dr. Joseph Warren, March 5, 1775
As we mark the anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, revisit the early days of the American Revolution with the story of Joseph Warren, a physician and Son of Liberty who fomented the early rebellion alongside Samuel Adams, and who never got to see the revolution fulfilled after his tragic death at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Historian Christian Di Spigna shares Warren’s largely overlooked story.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
6:30 pm
Admission
- General Admission $10
- Member Admission $5
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