Tuesday, February 17 at 7 pm at the Depot, Reception at 6:30 pm – RSVP now
Explore the often-overlooked role that Black people played in the Battle of Lexington & the Revolutionary War, including enslaved soldiers.
Military Patriot Adam Tidd – explore the role that Black men and women, like enslaved Lexington resident Adam Tidd played in the Revolutionary War.
This episode features the inspirational story of Adam Tidd and his journey from being an enslaved servant of Lt. William Tidd of Captain Parker’s Company to a soldier in the Continental Army and later the father of a renowned Boston musician.
While enslaved, Adam Tidd lived off Hancock Street, near the current location of the William Diamond Middle School.
Explore what it was like to fight for a nascent country while enslaved and to live longer free than enslaved.
A free event.
Presenters: Dr. Bill Poole, PhD, retired history and science teacher and historian for the Lexington Minute Men and Sean D. Osborne, public historian and producer of the Black Patriots of Lexington YouTube series.
For more information on the Black Patriots of Lexington video series visit www.abclex.org.
Cohosted by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, Lexington History Museums and Tricons 2 Red Tails.