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Today, GBH’s Esteban Bustillos is bringing you a Paul Revere story you might not have learned about in school. For the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, GBH News is looking for local lesser-known stories about that moment in history. Do you have a story about Massachusetts’ role in the American Revolution that you’d like us to cover? Is there a person, event or place from the Bay State that you want to know more about? A piece of lore from your city, town, family or friends you’d like us to check out? Reply to this email or send a message to our reporters at daily@wgbh.org. We’ll be following up on some tips for future stories.

Four Things to Know

Immigration status in court: A federal judge in Boston said she will issue a temporary order stopping the Trump administration from taking away the legal status of about 450,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a Biden-era program. The Department of Homeland Security previously told immigrants who legally entered the U.S. under that program that they have until April 24 to leave the country. Judge Indira Talwani asked a U.S. Department of Justice attorney why the administration is looking to take away the status of whole groups of immigrants instead of looking at cases on an individual basis. “What you’re prioritizing is not the people who are coming over the border, but people who follow the rules. And so the question is, is this simply because this was a Biden program?” Talwani said. “Because if what you’re trying to do is stop illegal immigration, these are the people who made the decision not to come here illegally, but to come here legally.”

Where are you? Our cell phones collect troves of data about us, and right now it’s legal for companies to sell our location data to third parties. A bill filed in the Massachusetts legislature would make selling that data illegal. “Our location data reveals some of the most sensitive details about us,” Senate Majority Leader Cindy Creem said. “This personal information can provide insight into our health care providers, religious affiliation and even our sexual orientation.” Lawmakers have until June 8 to decide whether to advance the bill to a vote.

$30 million in medical debt for 17,000 people in Eastern Massachusetts is now wiped away after being bought by the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The organization called it the “largest single abolishment” in the state. Those whose debt has been forgiven will receive a letter in the mail and do not need to take any further action. “Medical debt abolishment is one piece of the puzzle, and while it’s by no means a silver bullet, it provides timely relief to counteract the financial and emotional weight of these debts of necessity,'' said Allison Sesso, Undue Medical Debt’s president.

Free school meals, but no new taxes: State House Speaker Ron Mariano proposed a budget that does not raise taxes on Massachusetts residents or businesses. He also promised that the state will keep funding free school meals for all public school students, even though that program uses federal funds that are now in limbo. Though Mariano said the State House will not be “distracted” by what’s going on in Washington, he noted that President Donald Trump’s executive order on offshore wind “could also put the Commonwealth’s ever-important climate goals out of reach.”

Were Paul Revere’s political cartoons more influential than his midnight ride?

By Esteban Bustillos

These days, Paul Revere’s name is synonymous with his April 18, 1775 horseback ride through Massachusetts towns warning of the British military’s advance. He also dabbled in dentistry, ran a hardware store and owned a bell and cannon foundry.

But in the 1770s, he was probably best known for his work as a talented silversmith, a skill that enabled him to engrave the copper plates used in printing presses. That opened the door to all sorts of possibilities, including political cartoons.

“He’s making business cards for people. He’s making hymnals. He made the plates to print money when Massachusetts was printing its own money during the first year of the war,” said Tegan Kehoe, research director at the Paul Revere House. “So he had a really wide repertoire in what he was able to do because he could engrave on copper.”

In his time, Revere may have been more known for his political cartoons than he was for his midnight ride. And those political cartoons are still around — at the Boston Public Library.

The thing about any item from around the time of the American Revolution is that it’s all very, very old. So, when GBH got the chance to look at some of the original prints of Paul Revere’s political art, we couldn’t say no. The room where we viewed the famous “Bloody Massacre” image is in a special section of the Boston Public Library where some of their oldest texts are held. The rare books and manuscripts department there has about 240,000 bound volumes — or seven miles — of books.

Getting to actually see something like Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre (even though it’s basically the copy of someone else’s work) is a bit of a trip. You grow up seeing that image in schoolbooks, and then you’re in the same room as the original. But maybe what was more interesting was learning about how powerful Revere’s art was — and how much of it bent the truth to fit his narrative.

Read more about Paul Revere’s political cartoons here.