Tony DeCillis

Middlesex County

Chris Rhatigan 

Boston Metropolitan Area

Burlington

Massachusetts

William Hall

Woburn

Bedford

Lexington

Wilmington

Winchester

Reading

Stoneham

Benjamin Pierce

Arlington

Wakefield

Medford

<a href="https://lexingtoncommunityed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Revolutionary-WarPatriots-of-Color.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Revolutionary WarPatriots of Color</a>As we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary it is important to consider the diverse peoples and communities that contributed to the Revolutionary cause. Dr. Benjamin Remillard will discuss the role of New England’s people of color in the Revolution, what drew them to the Patriot or Loyalist causes, as well as what life was like for them and their communities after the war as the new nation struggled to find its footing.Benjamin Remillard is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Classics at Providence College. He recently received his Ph.D. in History from the University of New Hampshire and his current book project, Friends, Brothers, and Citizens: The Revolutionary War Veterans of Color Who Shaped the Early Republic, explores the lives of the Revolution’s veterans and non-veteran Patriots of color who lived across the Northeast during the early American republic.

Local Event: Revolutionary War Patriots of Color and the Northeast WITH BENJAMIN REMILLARD

Revolutionary War Patriots of Color and the...

Revolutionary WarPatriots of ColorAs we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary it is important to consider the diverse...

Revolutionary War Patriots of Color and the Northeast WITH BENJAMIN REMILLARD

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Revolutionary War Patriots of Color and the Northeast WITH BENJAMIN REMILLARD