Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Lecture by Emily Arendt at the Lewis and Clark Library, 4/17/2025
When Paul Revere undertook his midnight ride to alert minutemen in Massachusetts Bay of the approach of British troops on the night of April 18, 1775, few would have guessed how legendary that trek would become. This talk by MSU Billings History Department chair Emily Arendt explores not just the events of 1775 leading up to the mobilization of Boston’s Sons of Liberty and the need to warn locals of the planned crackdown on local government, but also the longer legacy of Revere’s famous ride to Lexington. In particular, Arendt focuses on how the story of Revere’s ride has inspired a nation during times of turmoil in the years since, considering lessons to be learned as we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Lecture by Emily Arendt at the Lewis and Clark Library, 4/17/2025
When Paul Revere undertook his midnight ride to alert minutemen in Massachusetts Bay of the approach of British troops on the night of April 18, 1775, few would have guessed how legendary that trek would become. This talk by MSU Billings History Department chair Emily Arendt explores not just the events of 1775 leading up to the mobilization of Boston’s Sons of Liberty and the need to warn locals of the planned crackdown on local government, but also the longer legacy of Revere’s famous ride to Lexington. In particular, Arendt focuses on how the story of Revere’s ride has inspired a nation during times of turmoil in the years since, considering lessons to be learned as we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
