Vengeance or Justice: 256th Boston Massacre Anniversary Town Meeting

The morning of March 5, 1776, on the sixth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, British troops discovered that Patriot forces fortified Dorchester Heights overnight. The date had not been chosen by accident. Every anniversary of the Boston Massacre Patriot leaders remembered the event with orations and public commemorations. Due to the fortification of Dorchester Heights, the British Army evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776.

In the spirit of these commemorations, for the two hundred and fifty sixth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, join us in the Great Hall of Faneuil Hall as we recreate a historic town meeting debating the fate of the British soldiers who fired into the crowd on King Street. Was it a plot to commit M**der or self-defense? Should the people of Boston extract vengeance against the soldiers or call for law and order above all else? Have your voice be heard in a Town Meeting debate and help decide!

The program is free, open to the public for all ages, and last 30-45 minutes.

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