250 years ago, on March 6th, Dr. Joseph Warren gave the fifth annual address commemorating the events of 5 March 1770 in Boston. This was the second time Dr. Warren had been chosen as the orator, the first time being in 1772. “… you will permit me to say that with sincerity, […] I mourn over my bleeding country: with them I weep at her distress, and with them deeply resent the many injuries she has received from the hands of cruel and unreasonable men.”1 This would be the last time Dr. Warren would give this oration before he was killed at Bunker Hill just a short few months later. The March 5th Orations would continue right up until 1783, when the War for American Independence ended.
One of the many museums that I have spent time working for is located across from the site of the Boston Massacre. It is where I learned a lot more about the Boston Massacre in order to give tours about it and answer questions about it. I helped teach school programs about the Boston Massacre. So, when I realized that my next posting date was March 5th this year, I could not let it just slip by.
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