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A look at the history and legacy of the Boston Tea Party

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Crates splash into the Fort Point Channel after being tossed overboard by three young museum goers from the merchant vessel Eleanor during a visit to the Boston Tea Party Museum. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Crates splash into the Fort Point Channel after being tossed overboard by three young museum goers from the merchant vessel Eleanor during a visit to the Boston Tea Party Museum. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

On Friday, Massachusetts launched official events marking the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. We talk about this watershed moment of Boston, and American, history and its legacy.

Bob Allison, professor of history at Suffolk, Jonathan Lane with Revolution 250, a group of organizations across the state to commemorate the American Revolution and Evan O'Brien is the creative manager for the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, join Radio Boston.

This segment aired on December 15, 2023.

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