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In the Boston Massacre, Did British Soldiers and Colonists Know Each Other?

The featured image depicts the Boston Massacre, showing people in Boston and British soldiers intermingled during the shooting—unlike Paul Revere’s famous 1770 engraving, which portrays them as clearly separated by thick plumes of gunshot smoke. Alonzo Chappel’s 1878 depiction is generally considered more historically accurate. In our program, we examine the purpose and propaganda motivations behind Revere’s engraving in conversation with Dr. Serena Zabin, linked below.

Updated: April 11, 2026 Reconsidering the Boston Massacre – Part II One of the most revealing and underappreciated layers of the Boston Massacre story is just how socially entangled British troops and Boston residents were before the shooting on King Street. It’s easy to imagine a rigid divide — angry townsfolk on one side and […]