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This article was originally intended to take a look at the “Sons of Liberty“, those who helped our Rise to Rebellion in 1775. Historically, the ‘Sons of Liberty’ had their origin in ‘Committees of Correspondence’, which helped organize resistance to the policies of the British Empire in America through information sharing, correspondence, and activities. Many of these early Sons of Liberty were publishers of local newspapers, and used them to educate the public.
However, when I began to research the Committees of Correspondence, I ran across the “Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism“:
We are people of all races and national backgrounds who are committed to the struggle for democracy and socialism. Our name is taken from the history of the U.S. revolutionary war against British colonialism. In the 1770s, Committees of Correspondence were formed in all 13 colonies and became the catalyst for united action against British oppression. We, too, seek united action among all who feel the brunt of oppression in the U.S. And we believe that our Committees of Correspondence will, as before, be a catalyst for change.
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