We meet the Sons of Liberty – an organisation which sometimes turned to brutal and intimidating tactics

By Elinor Evans

Published: Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 07:41 AM


The Boston Tea Party is often invoked as a symbol of non-violent protest, but how true is that picture? In episode two, we meet the Sons of Liberty – an organisation which, in combatting the rising taxes levied from the American colonists, sometimes turned to brutal and intimidating tactics that are often forgotten in the protest’s broader story.