The engraving of the Boston Massacre, created by Paul Revere, shows the Boston Massacre as an incident when the British military opens up fire on a group of unarmed colonists. In this engraving, it appears that the colonists are peaceful and that the attack is unprovoked.
However, what the engraving does not show, is the fact that this started due to American colonists protesting and throwing objects at the British military trying to maintain order.
Paul Revere exaggerates what the Boston Massacre looked like in order to persuade colonists that the British military was tyrannical. This would be used as a piece of propaganda to persuade some colonists to join the independence movement that was gaining momentum at this time.
This question refers to the essay "The Idea of America" by Hannah-Jones. In this essay, Jones talks about the way Black people experienced, and impacted, the Revolutionary War in the United States. She tells us that:
<em>"...as the sociologist Glenn Bracey wrote, ‘‘Out of the ashes of white denigration, we gave birth to ourselves.’’ For as much as white people tried to pretend, black people were not chattel. And so the process of seasoning, instead of erasing identity, served an opposite purpose: In the void, we forged a new culture all our own."</em>
The explanation the author gives in this text expands on the quote by describing how Black people were able to develop their own selves. We learn that Black people were considered "chattel" and that they were denigrated, minimized and ignored constantly. However, this did not lead to the erasure of their culture. Instead, out of these harsh experiences, Black people were able to create their own identity in a way that continues to our day.
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Robert E. Lee. He became a cultural icon in the south and hailed as one of the greatest generals in the civil war.
