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Sep302022
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Caesar Rodney: hero or racist?

Revolutionary WarBy Dave TablerLeave a comment

Up until a couple of years ago, the statue of Caesar Rodney was prominently featured in downtown Wilmington, commanding a square named after this famous Delaware patriot. I was looking forward to photographing it for the “Delaware Before the Railroads” book, but when I went to Rodney Square over the summer, the statue was no…

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Sep292022
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“He will be hung out as a spectacle!”

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You remember the Boston Tea Party. Delawareans of that time were equally pissed off about Britain taxing them without the colonists having a say of any sort in the matter: “taxation without representation”. In 1773 a group of Delaware patriots formed to keep the East India company and its hated tea out of the colony.…

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Dave Tabler is a Delaware-focused author using his University of Maryland degrees in art history and photojournalism to examine and explore the first state's rich history and publish works of his findings. He also manages AppalachianHistory.net
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