Boston Black Heritage Trail Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
urban walking trail in Boston, USA
About Boston Black Heritage Trail
In 1783, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to declare slavery illegal — mostly out of gratitude for black participation in the American Revolutionary War. When the first federal census was counted in 1790, Massachusetts was the only state in the Union to record no slaves. Subsequently, a sizable community of free blacks and escaped slaves developed in Boston, settling on the north face of Beacon Hill, and in the North End. With a strong abolitionist community, Boston was long considered a desirable destination for southern black slaves escaping slavery via theUnderground Railroad. The free African American community in Boston was concerned with finding decent housing, establishing independent supportive institutions, educating their children, and ending slavery in the rest of the n
Boston Black Heritage Trail Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 7 sections including: