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[0:00] ..." is Lisa Meyer in the WBZ newsroom we're talking with professor Robert Allison head of the history department at Suffolk University. About evacuation day for the uninitiated. What is evacuation. "...
[0:22] ..." victory of the American revolution. Washington force the British the most powerful military force in the world to leave the place they it it for a year and a half and a place that was part of the British empire. This force. Farmers mechanics merchants who had become citizens soldiers. Forced out the most powerful military force in the world so that Boston's he continued governing itself so really it was a signal moment. In world history this is three months before the declaration of independence which gave us the right to govern ourselves but it really does establish that these folks here in Massachusetts are going to form their own government and not being governed by the military force him from. Across the --"...
[2:04] ..." school but it put together -- terrific book on the importance of evacuation day. I think this is really where we need to reach people when they're in elementary schools middle schools and schools -- and think about the importance of the -- on this morning at Dorchester -- we had a group of real actors from Charleston -- lead at the Madison park school ROTC unit there thinking about the importance of this special day and so I'm not lamenting the fact that we're not out"...
[0:00]" This is Lisa Meyer in the WBZ newsroom we're talking with professor Robert Allison head of the history department at Suffolk University. About evacuation day for the uninitiated. What is evacuation. "
[0:11]" Evacuations. Is the date the British troops left -- in March of 1776."
[0:19]" Why is -- that we celebrated."
[0:21]" Well this was the first victory of the American revolution. Washington force the British the most powerful military force in the world to leave the place they it it for a year and a half and a place that was part of the British empire. This force. Farmers mechanics merchants who had become citizens soldiers. Forced out the most powerful military force in the world so that Boston's he continued governing itself so really it was a signal moment. In world history this is three months before the declaration of independence which gave us the right to govern ourselves but it really does establish that these folks here in Massachusetts are going to form their own government and not being governed by the military force him from. Across the --"
[1:08]" When you explained it that way obviously the import of today it is significant but what do you think that at this point. On it deserves to be commemorated in the way that Bostonians commemorated to this day."
[1:20]" Well I think it needs to be commemorated in a bigger way I think this really is the date -- which would not capitalized for. He would not have an Election Day you would not have any of the other things which -- because it was the first victory in improbable victory in which the Americans beat the British it's not just beating British of course to establishing the right to govern themselves so it is -- holiday in the city of Austin and I think it deserves to be it deserves the holiday in the state probably it's the holidays throughout the country."
[1:52]" Do you think that I I guess people just lose sight of the importance of it."
[1:56]" I think we do that inevitably was holidays because we have a day off and we don't take time to think about it you know here in South Boston and one of the middle school the Perkins school but it put together -- terrific book on the importance of evacuation day. I think this is really where we need to reach people when they're in elementary schools middle schools and schools -- and think about the importance of the -- on this morning at Dorchester -- we had a group of real actors from Charleston -- lead at the Madison park school ROTC unit there thinking about the importance of this special day and so I'm not lamenting the fact that we're not out celebrating in the bigger way -- trying to help make sure that we do celebrated the bigger -- of the word of -- dig itself. I'm not blaming reporters for not telling us more about it but it. Bradley all have a role in this justice all of the men and women and sacrificed seventeens and six role in bringing the --"
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