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200460 minGdocumentary

Patriots Day

200460 minGdocumentary

Each April 19th, reenactors in Lexington, Massachusetts, recreate the historic Battle of Lexington and Concord, marking the start of the American Revolution.

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Marian Marzynski

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Each April 19th, reenactors in Lexington, Massachusetts, recreate the historic Battle of Lexington and Concord, marking the start of the American Revolution.

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The Revolutionary War may be over, but one of its best-known battles is still being fought. More than two centuries after the Lexington militiamen rallied against His Majesty's regulars at what would become known as the Battle of Lexingrton and Concord, sixty-five redcoats and sixty-seven colonial patriots face off each April 19th to bring to life the beginning of the American Revolution. Patriots Day, a one-hour verité-style documentary from Marian Marzynski (Shtetl), follows reanactors as they prepare for and engage in this annual encounter.

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