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Ten O'Clock News; Patriots Day reenactment
04/15/1991
Hope Kelly reports on the annual reenactment on Patriot's Day of the ride of American Revolutionary leader William Dawes. Kelly notes that Dawes's ride is overshadowed by that of Paul Revere (American revolutionary leader). Dawes began his ride to Lexington in 1775 from the site of the First Church of Roxbury. Tom Plant (Roxbury historian) organizes the annual reenactment at the First Church of Roxbury. Plant and others in colonial costume participate in the reenactment. Interview iwth Plant and Butch Redding (Roxbury resident) about the reenactment and the rich history of the Roxbury neighborhood. Kelly reports that many historians overlook the sacrifices made by black soldiers during the American Revolution.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Patriots Day reenactment
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:02:59
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Historical reenactments
- African Americans -- History
- Locations
- Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Kelly, Hope (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Patriots Day reenactment,” 04/15/1991, GBH Archives, accessed June 2, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_71D84BE9DBAB42E69331F4ACC44553BE.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Patriots Day reenactment.” 04/15/1991. GBH Archives. Web. June 2, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_71D84BE9DBAB42E69331F4ACC44553BE>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Patriots Day reenactment. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_71D84BE9DBAB42E69331F4ACC44553BE