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Lexington confronts history of slavery in libertyâs birthplace
By Nancy Shohet West Globe Correspondent,Updated April 16, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Historian and scholar Robert Bellinger outside the Buckman Tavern in Lexington. The townâs Historical Society has launched a study of the presence of enslaved people during the Revolutionary War in Lexington.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Every spring, just in time for Patriots Day, Lexingtonâs Colonial-era house museums throw open their doors and welcome visitors to tours run by the Lexington Historical Society. One such property is the Hancock-Clarke House, where guides describe the pivotal role the house holds in US history: Once the townâs parsonage, it was here that overnight guests John Hancock and Samuel Adams were awakened by Paul Revere in the early hours of April 19, 1775, just before the first battle of the American Revolution.