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Boston National Historical Park plans to formally recognize the
living descendants of Bunker Hill participants at this event.
Currently, the guests of honor include two descendants of Bunker
Hill combatant Barzillai Lew. The Lew family's history was
featured
in a series written by Tatsha Robertson for the Boston
Globe in 1999 and also in the book, "Twenty Families of Color
in Massachusetts", by local author Franklin A. Dorman.
They will be joined by scholar and public historian James Horton
of George Washington University, who will speak about the complexities
of the patriot of color experience in the Revolutionary War.
The evening's event will be moderated by Byron Rushing, former
director of the Museum of Afro American History, Boston.
Look for Patriots
of Color, published by Eastern
National Press, in Winter 2004. For
ordering information, email Paul
Tiemann.
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