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Paul Revere never owned slaves, but he still benefited from the slave trade
The home was built by a merchant named Robert Howard, who enslaved as many as five people. -
Crispus Attucks was once enslaved, but you wouldn't know it from some Freedom Trail tours
In the historic Granary Burying Ground, there is no mention of the Boston Massacre victim's ancestry. -
The architect behind the Massachusetts State House used slave labor on the US Capitol
Charles Bulfinch also came from a family of enslavers. -
Faneuil Hall, named for a slave trader, now has an exhibit on Boston's history of slavery
Peter Faneuil's fortune was built on an Atlantic shipping business intimately tied to the slave trade. -
More than 1,000 unidentified Black people are buried in Boston's second oldest cemetery
Copp's Hill Burying Ground contains few details of the free and enslaved Black people buried there. -
Wood harvested by enslaved people is still in the USS Constitution today
The federal government used slave labor on public infrastructure projects. -
A historic church in Boston literally sits atop the bodies of enslavers
King's Chapel's crypt carries the names of wealthy church members, many of whom made their money from the slave trade. -
Old North Church's famous steeple was built with money from the slave trade
The church has developed new teaching materials to grapple with its ties to enslavement. -
King’s Chapel Burying Ground ignores the history of enslavers buried there
The church next door shares much of its congregants' roles in the slave trade. -
Next to John Hancock’s grave in Boston lies a 'servant' who was almost certainly enslaved
The Granary Burying Ground is host to some of the biggest names of the American Revolution.
