{"id":2128240,"date":"2023-12-18T15:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-piece-questions-whether-boston-tea-party-was-terrorism-perpetrated-by-blackfaced-white-men\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:49:56","slug":"washington-post-piece-questions-whether-boston-tea-party-was-terrorism-perpetrated-by-blackfaced-white-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-piece-questions-whether-boston-tea-party-was-terrorism-perpetrated-by-blackfaced-white-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post questions if Boston Tea Party was &#8216;terrorism&#8217; by &#8216;blackfaced&#8217; white men"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-post-piece-questions-whether-boston-tea-party-was-terrorism-perpetrated-by-blackfaced-white-men%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2128240&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo\u200c by ERIC\u2062 BARADAT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:39 PM \u2013 Monday, December\u2062 18, 2023<\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous moments in \u200cAmerican history was dissected in a recent <em>Washington Post <\/em>piece, which questioned if the\u200c Boston Tea Party was actually\u200c an act\u2063 of \u201cterrorism\u201d carried out by \u201cWhite men\u201d donning an early\u200b version of \u2062\u201cBlackface.\u201d <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Contributing columnist for\u200b <em>The<\/em> <em>Washington\u2064 Post<\/em> (WaPo), Theodore Johnson, pondered\u2064 if Americans\u2019 heroic mythologizing\u200b of the rebellious deed in Boston Harbor against\u200d the British Tea Act of 1773 \u200baccurately \u2063reflects the real events of that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas the \u200cBoston Tea Party an\u2064 act\u2062 of terrorism? It depends,\u201d\u00a0is the title of Johnson\u2019s \u2064WaPo column.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe story of that night became lore \u2014 and\u200c the\u200c lore evolved into national \u2064myth.\u2064 The Boston Tea Party has come to symbolize the revolutionary spirit that led \u2062to\u2062 independence. It engraved the catchphrase \u2018no taxation without representation\u2019 on the country\u2019s cornerstone \u200band signified the embrace of democracy,\u201d Johnson said, describing how Americans view\u200b this specific point in \u2063time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But he\u2062 went on, providing an alternative account of what happened. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson expressed his opinion \u2064that the\u200b event\u200b has been \u201cswept under history\u2019s rug to prevent the colonists from being cast as \u2063common criminals hiding behind racist face\u2063 paint.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA horde of \u2064White men\u2062 disguised themselves as Native Americans\u2014coppering their faces and donning\u200d headdresses in\u200b the same tradition that would\u200b lead to blackfaced minstrel shows decades later\u2014to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-democrats-double-standard-on-violence\/\" title=\"The Democrats\u2019 Double Standard on Violence\">commit seditious conspiracy<\/a> and destroy private property,\u201d he wrote\u200d in the \u2063piece.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe riotous \u2063mob trespassed on three \u200bships and destroyed goods worth \u200cnearly $2 million in today\u2019s money \u2014 all because\u2064 they didn\u2019t want to obey a duly passed law,\u201d \u2062Johnson added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson referenced author Benjamin Carp of \u201cDefiance \u200bof the Patriots: The Boston Tea\u200b Party &#038; the Making \u2064of America,\u201d who\u2064 expressed that the event \u200dfrom many years ago \u201cmay be\u2064 classified\u2062 as an act of terrorism\u201d in \u2063his \u200cbook.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>He continued,\u2064 adding\u200d that the Boston Tea\u2062 Party seemed like it \u201cwas\u200d principled and nonviolent, carried out by common \u2063folk \u2062who\u2063 believed virtue was on their \u2062side.\u201d However, Johnson later adds that \u201cIt \u200dwas also criminal\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA \u2063nation\u2019s myths \u2014\u200d exaggerated\u200b or imagined as they might be\u200d \u2014\u200d shape its identity.\u200c Scholars claim\u200d these myths merge fiction and truth, transform incidents into \u200cparables, become sacred and resilient in the face of scrutiny, \u2063and influence personal and group behavior,\u201d Johnson wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson \u2063also asserted, \u201cBeing\u200b able to \u200bsee yourself in a story validates both the person and the example.\u2063 Harriet Tubman \u2062and Rosa\u200c Parks and Thurgood Marshall, for example, made \u200bthe United \u200bStates truer to \u2064its principles. They demonstrated how a previously excluded people can be the fullest\u200b expression \u2062of \u2014 not a threat to \u2014 the nation\u2019s \u200cvirtue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u2063breaking news\u200d blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former National Security Council \u2062Special Advisor Kash Patel tells\u2063 One America News that President \u200cJoe Biden\u2019s \u2063foreign policy is making it dangerous for Americans to travel outside the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There are\u2064 eight American hostages\u200c still in the grasp of Hamas\u200d terrorists. While President Joe Biden met with members of their families\u2063 this week, the U.S.\u200c is no closer to bringing \u2063them home safely.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There \u200cseems to be a war on cattle in D.C. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wheres-the-beef-in-washington-d-c\/\" title=\"Where's the beef in D.C.?\">supposed climate crisis linked<\/a> to the production of beef,\u2063 to congress \u2064taking a second look at\u200c whole milk\u2019s place \u2064in school cafeterias.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Sean Whalen<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple said it would pause sales\u2062 of the smartwatches as it deals \u2062with a patent dispute over the technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on the\u200b devices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The SEC denied a\u200d petition by the country\u2019s largest crypto exchange Coinbase Global asking the \u200bagency to create new\u2062 rules for the digital asset \u200cindustry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has doubled down on his vision for Worldcoin, following reports the company was seeking $50 million in funding.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hewlett Packard said on Friday HP Inc\u2019s finance chief Marie\u2064 Myers\u2062 would join the server maker as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-olympics-set-to-go-on-regardless-of-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics Set To Go On \u2018Regardless\u2019 Of COVID-19 Pandemic\">chief financial officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How does Theodore Johnson challenge \u200dthe\u200b popular narrative of the Boston Tea Party \u200cas a heroic act of rebellion?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The \u2063Boston Tea \u2064Party:\u200b An Act of\u2063 Terrorism\u200b or a \u2062Symbol of Independence?<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2063recent article published in \u2062The Washington Post, \u200bcolumnist \u200cTheodore Johnson \u2064sparked a debate about \u2064the true nature of the Boston Tea Party, one of\u200b the most iconic moments in American history. Johnson\u2062 questioned whether the event,\u2063 which is widely regarded as \u200ba heroic act of rebellion against British tyranny, was actually an act of terrorism carried out by white men disguising themselves\u2062 as Native\u2062 Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson begins his article by acknowledging \u200bthe \u2063significance of the Boston Tea Party\u2063 in\u2063 American mythology. He describes how the event has come to symbolize\u200c the revolutionary spirit that led to independence, engraving the catchphrase &#8220;no taxation without representation&#8221; on the country&#8217;s\u2064 cornerstone and signifying the embrace of democracy. However, he presents\u200d an alternative account of what transpired that fateful night\u2063 in Boston Harbor.<\/p>\n<p>According to Johnson, the popular narrative of the Boston Tea Party has conveniently ignored the darker\u200c aspects of the event. He argues that the colonists involved in the protest have been\u200d portrayed as \u200bvirtuous\u200b patriots who \u2063fought \u2064for their rights, while their criminal \u2064behavior has been glossed over. Johnson challenges this\u2063 view by suggesting that the colonists, dressed in racist blackface and Native American attire, committed seditious conspiracy and \u200cdestroyed\u200d private property.<\/p>\n<p>The columnist draws from the work of author Benjamin\u2062 Carp, who claimed in\u2064 his book &#8220;Defiance \u2064of\u2062 the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party &#038; the Making \u200cof America&#8221; that \u200cthe event could be classified as an act of terrorism. Carp maintains that while \u2063the Boston \u200dTea\u2064 Party may have appeared principled and nonviolent, it was \u2064also a criminal \u2062act. Johnson emphasizes that a nation&#8217;s myths, no matter how exaggerated\u200c or imagined, have the\u2064 power to\u2063 shape its \u2062identity and influence personal and group behavior.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Johnson asserts that acknowledging the \u2064true nature of historical events like the Boston Tea Party is crucial for understanding a nation&#8217;s \u200bidentity. He believes that seeing \u2062oneself in a\u2063 story validates both the person and\u2062 the example, citing \u2062figures like Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, \u200cand Thurgood Marshall as examples of excluded \u200cindividuals who became\u2063 the\u2062 embodiment \u2063of the nation&#8217;s\u200b virtue. By critically examining the events of the past, Johnson suggests\u2063 that we can\u2062 create a truer and more inclusive narrative of American\u200d history.<\/p>\n<p>The debate sparked by Johnson&#8217;s article \u200doffers an\u200b opportunity for reflection and reevaluation of cherished historical narratives. By engaging\u200c in these discussions, we can\u2062 deepen our understanding of the complexities and nuances of the past, ultimately fostering a more \u2064inclusive and truthful version of our shared history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of MAGA hats. The article sparked controversy, with critics arguing that labeling the event as terrorism was anachronistic and politically motivated. 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