Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

Fraunces Tavern Museum

In this lecture, recorded June 12, 2023, Christopher Minty focuses on the origins of the American Revolution in New York City from the perspective of those who became loyalists. It argues that longstanding political partisanship played a hitherto underappreciated role in determining their allegiance during the Revolution.