Revolutionary War

bas relief of Caesar Rodney at Independence Hall

Caesar Rodney: hero or racist?

by Dave Tabler

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… Read More »Caesar Rodney: hero or racist?

“He will be hung out as a spectacle!”

by Dave Tabler

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… Read More »“He will be hung out as a spectacle!”