48+ The Bostonians Paying The Excise-Man Or Tarring & Feathering By Phillip Dawe - London 1774 Gif. Tarring and feathering was a ritual of humiliation and public warning that stopped just short of serious injury. Die bostoner söhne der freiheit bezahlen den loyalistischen steuereintreiber john malcolm am 5 january 1774 unter dem liberty tree in boston, massachusetts.
That all men are created equal;
Print shows five men forcing a tarred and feathered customs officer to drink from a teapot, a bucket and a liberty cap are on the ground at his feet. (gilder lehrman institute of american history, glc04961.01). That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; The painting talks about the liberty tree and the boston tea party and the stamp act is on the tree.