Boston Tea Party | 2. The Sons of Liberty
We meet the Sons of Liberty – an organisation which sometimes turned to brutal and intimidating tactics

Published: December 14, 2023 at 7:41 AM
The Boston Tea Party is often invoked as a symbol of non-violent protest, but how true is that picture? In episode two, we meet the Sons of Liberty – an organisation which, in combatting the rising taxes levied from the American colonists, sometimes turned to brutal and intimidating tactics that are often forgotten in the protest’s broader story.
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