The Boston Massacre

Material for a "see, think, wonder" exercise: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UPTYq05vfr9pHrAxLG0UBcSUiC2zkep_/view?usp=drive_link

Includes detailed views of Paul Revere's engraving as well as more recent artistic (and computer-assisted) interpretations of the 1770 event. See: https://bush.posthaven.com/the-trial-of-thomas-preston-the-teams for more classroom materials, including mock trial, witness testimonies and worksheets.

Transcript

23. “TOWN HOUSE”
27. The Bloody Massacre Engrav’d Printed & Sold by Paul Revere (1770)
28. Boston Massacre, March 5th, 1770 by William L. Champney (1855)
29. Boston Massacre, March 5th, 1770 by William L. Champney (1855)
30. Massacre in Boston by Jacob Lawrence (1955)
31. Massacre in Boston by Jacob Lawrence (1955)
32. The Soiling of Old Glory by Stanley Forman (1976)
33. The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770 by Don Troiani (2017)
34. “Create a version of Paul Revere’s most famous engraving of the conflict perpetrated on King Street” – DALL-E 3
35. ChatGPT: I can absolutely create a historically accurate reimagining of Paul Revere’s 1770 engraving of the Boston Massacre (the conflict on King Street) — but before I do, could you clarify what kind of version you want? For example: Faithful reproduction — a historically accurate recreation of the engraving in Revere’s 18th-century style (engraved linework, black and white). Modern reinterpretation — same scene but reimagined in a modern art style (e.g., digital painting, political cartoon, or photo-realistic depiction). Educational version — a clear, labeled, classroom-friendly image showing the event without violence or gore.
36. Once you tell me the style or purpose, I’ll generate the image for you. Which would you like?
37. Once you tell me the style or purpose, I’ll generate the image for you. Which would you like? FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION
38. Once you tell me the style or purpose, I’ll generate the image for you. Which would you like? MODERN REINTERPRETATION
39. Once you tell me the style or purpose, I’ll generate the image for you. Which would you like? EDUCATIONAL VERSION
40. If you’d like, I can create a corrected, historically accurate version that centers Crispus Attucks — showing him clearly as a central figure and acknowledging his significance as the first casualty and a symbol of both resistance and racial injustice in early America.
41. If you’d like, I can create a corrected, historically accurate version that centers Crispus Attucks — showing him clearly as a central figure and acknowledging his significance as the first casualty and a symbol of both resistance and racial injustice in early America.