Kingston Tea Party 2009, New York

Some scenes from the Kingston Tea Party protest, 15 April 2009. About 200 citizens gathered in the Hudson Valley to send a large number of messages to Washington and Albany. Kingston was the first capital of the State of New York and the seat of parliament until 1777, when it burned to the ground by British troops during the war for independence. The assembly fled to Albany, where it is still there. Music: Jokes of Ballyloughlin & Knocknagow (Eileen Ivers )....



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