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Faneuil himself owned five slaves at the time of his death. He donated the hall that now bears his name to the city — a landmark also known as the “Cradle of Liberty.” “We think that the ...
Attucks, whose body was brought to Faneuil Hall where it laid for three days, is considered to be the first casualty in the war for American independence. “We believe it’s altogether fitting ...
When it opened in 1976, the Faneuil Hall Marketplace was a marvel. More than 100,000 spectators sipped champagne at the ribbon-cutting of the restored Quincy Market, transformed from a tattered ...
Boston residents are preparing for the annual Army-Navy game at Gillette with a parade, rally and pull up contest at Faneuil Hall. The Boston City Council took a big step forward in the years-long ...
Faneuil Hall is visited by millions of tourists every year. But few know its ties to the slave trade. Boston is trying to figure out how to reckon with that history. Faneuil Hall is one of Boston ...
BOSTON - A new exhibit is set to officially open at Faneuil Hall on Friday but a local advocacy group is protesting the event, citing an inappropriate location for the exhibit. The exhibit takes ...
For more than a decade, hundreds of Boston tourists and natives have asked Mark ­Verrochi the same question: Where is ­Faneuil Hall? “You’re standing in it,” he would tell them.
“Faneuil Hall insults the dignity of blacks and all Americans who believe in the civic dignity of all and who want to be availed to our nation’s full history — not half truths and ...
Do me a favor real quick. What is all of the stuff in the above image called? Sure, I bet if you live or have spent any significant amount of time here you can identify most (although, I’d bet ...
Enslaved people have returned to Faneuil Hall. In June, Boston opened an exhibit at the historic Faneuil Hall that documents the stories of enslaved people in colonial Boston, including a database ...
In 1742, the same year his hall was inaugurated, one of his ships, the Jolly Batchelor, sailed from Boston to Sierra Leone, returning with 20 kidnapped Africans. Faneuil lived just long enough to ...
ArtsBoston’s BosTix booth will reopen at Faneuil Hall on July 10. To celebrate the return of its discount ticketing kiosk, the arts advocacy organization announced a partnership with the Emerson ...