Ebenezer Mackintosh: Stamp Act Protestor

Ebenezer Mackintosh: Stamp Act Protestor

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S1 E5: Ebenezer Mackintosh was a shoemaker who became a leader of mass protests against the British. Trace his early life and how his career as a fireman thrust him into the public eye. Witness the crisis surrounding the Stamp Act, in which Mackintosh led what became violent insurrections. Learn also of his connection with the Sons of Liberty, a powerful group protesting British taxation.