S03E03: The Black Boys Rebellion: The Rebellion Before the Revolution

In 1765 armed rebels surrounded a British fort in the backcountry of Pennsylvania. Led by James Smith, the men opened fire on Fort Loudoun a full ten years before Lexington and Concord and the start of the American Revolution. While many have attributed "The Black Boys Rebellion" as a prologue to 1776, new evidence suggests that Smith's men were attempting to uphold royal authority, not challenge it. On this episode our guests are Andrew Newman and archaeologist Steve Warfel...spared no expense.

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S03E03: The Black Boys Rebellion: The Rebellion Before the Revolution is an episode from WARTIME: A History Series.

This episode is 59:25 long.

This episode was published on Jun 8, 2018.

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