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Paul Revere is mostly known for his midnight ride — his horseback journey in 1775 to warn Massachusetts militiamen that the British were coming. @gbhnews contends that the activist and artisan’s real legacy is in his political cartoons, in particular, “The Bloody Massacre,” a 1770 work that showed a group of colonists being fired upon by red-coated soldiers. “He really played a hand in … shaping public understanding of events,” says Boston Public Library curator Jay Moschella.
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GBH · Were Paul Revere’s political cartoons more influential than his midnight ride?The Bostonian is best known for his perilous horseback journey 250 years ago. But scholars say his art helped fan the flames of dissent.