The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts 250 years ago, on April 19, 1775. In the 1970’s, WFMT’s poetic historian Studs Terkel wove the tale in his customary, impressionistic fashion. Tonight we give you words and music on the American Revolution, in this Best of Studs Terkel archive broadcast.
American Revolution (c. 1970)
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze (Public Domain via metmuseum.org 97.34):