Lost On The Freedom Trail: The National Park Service And Urban Renewal In Postwar Boston
When:
Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 5:30p -
6:30p
Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 5:30p -
6:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
History, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/events/lost-freedom-trail-national-park-service-and-urban-renewal-postwar-boston
Boston National Historical Park is one of America's most popular heritage destinations, drawing in millions of visitors annually. Tourists flock there to see the site of the Boston Massacre, to relive Paul Revere's midnight ride, and to board Old Ironsides—all of these bound together by the iconic Freedom Trail, which traces the city's revolutionary saga. Seth C. Bruggeman discusses the Freedom Trail’s role for tourism, how it was devised to lure affluent white Americans into downtown revival schemes, its success hinging on a narrow vision of the city's history run through with old stories about heroic white men. When Congress pressured the National Park Service to create this historical park for the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1976, these ideas seeped into its organizational logic, precluding the possibility that history might prevail over gentrification and profit. Professor Bruggeman will present his book and then be joined by experts with knowledge of the Freedom Trail today and in the past. Please note, this is an online event hosted on the video conference platform, Zoom. Registration is required and registrants will receive a confirmation message with attendance information.
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