Old broadsides and receipts offer hints to America's Black Revolutionary War soldiers
Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover more about these men and their families.
50 years ago, one man made history as Boston Marathon's first official wheelchair athlete
In 1975, Bob Hall was the first wheelchair competitor in the Boston Marathon. Since then, nearly 1,900 wheelchair athletes have followed.
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With bold and expressive quilts, one woman is telling unheard Black history stitch by stitch
Lesyslie Rackard says that through her quilts, she was able to pay tribute to George Floyd in 2020 — despite being stuck in her home. -
250 years later, Lexington residents reenact the town's historic lead-up to revolution
The Lexington Minute Men reenact the famous battle every year. -
Healey, UMass Chan leaders warn of negative impacts of NIH funding cuts
Gov. Maura Healey toured UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester on Tuesday to highlight the negative impacts. -
Ken Burns says ‘The American Revolution’ tells history that ‘rhymes’ with modern times
“The American Revolution” is the a new six-part documentary series by Ken Burns that chronicles the Revolutionary War. -
Director Carson Lund on his quintessentially Massachusetts baseball film ‘Eephus’
“Eephus,” named after the iconic off-speed curveball, is Carson Lund’s feature-length debut.
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