tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post3979450478847668202..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Records of Congregationalists of ColorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-24707200865417644072021-02-04T15:34:46.772-05:002021-02-04T15:34:46.772-05:00Enjoyed that—as a musicologist, I’d also be intere...Enjoyed that—as a musicologist, I’d also be interested in the musical contribution these particular groups made during services. <br /><br />The contribution of African-Americans during the Revolutionary period is too often ignored, Crispus Attucks excepted. My book Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy (out next month) includes what is likely the first testimony given by an African-American (Prudence, a tavern maid) in the new nation. Her crucial evidence helped convict all four defendants, who were hanged just over two months later.Andrew Noonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988660138196324807noreply@blogger.com