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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
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Boston National Historical Park
In Our Backyards

The history of Boston and our nation is infused in neighborhoods throughout the city. Join Boston Public School students as they discover and relate these stories from their own backyards.

 
Patriots of Color
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More than one hundred African Americans and Native Americans fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. This is their story.
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Did You Know?
Did you know that not until 1835 did folks start referring to the event of December 16, 1773 as "The Boston Tea Party?" For the previous 62 years, the event had been called just what it obviously was, "The Destruction of The Tea.

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