Sons of Liberty or Sons of Anarchy? In this animated presentation Jacob Blosser examines mobbings, crowd actions, and other extra legal measures undertaken by urban Patriots in the years before 1776.  Rather than valorize these acts of violence, as is commonly done in the literature, the presentation discusses ways to teach Patriot protests from a fresh, and unexpected, perspective.  Looking at the violence from the view of urban Loyalists, the presentation asks if illegal and anarchic attacks on private property and personal liberty can ever be justified - even in times of revolution?  What type of liberty, for example,  comes with the price tag of urban anarchy, destroyed houses, seized goods, and tarred and feathered citizens?  Offering a more critical appraisal of the Sons of Liberty and their anarchic violence, this lively presentation will equip teachers with stories to tell and questions to raise.