Desegregation in the "Cradle of Liberty"
When:
Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024 5:30p -
6:30p
Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024 5:30p -
6:30p
Where:
Robert Gould Shaw/54th Mass Monument
26 Beacon St
Boston, MA 02108
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/desegregation-in-the-cradle-of-liberty-tickets-940517201267?aff=oddtdtcreator
Boston earned its nickname as the “Cradle of Liberty” by fostering the revolutionary ideals and values that serve as the foundation of this country. And as the home to the oldest public school in America, Boston has historically considered access to education as one of these core values. Boston is therefore home to the longest ongoing struggle for equal education in the nation. Because when the doors opened to the Boston Latin School in 1635, a site marked on the Freedom Trail – to whom were those doors opened for?
The Black struggle for equal education in Boston began in the era just after the American Revolution, with Prince Hall’s petition to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1787. Learn more about the generations of Black Bostonians who have been involved in advocating and fighting for equal education from 1787 to 1976 and the legacy of advocacy and community activism that they left behind.
Beginning at the Col. Robert Gould Shaw/54th MA Monument on the Boston Common, moving down Beacon Street and ending near Faneuil Hall (meet at the Col. Robert Gould Shaw/54th MA Monument on the Boston Common)
