A new start for Faneuil Hall? New operator takes over historic …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · A new landlord is taking over Faneuil Hall Marketplace, raising hopes at City Hall that long-awaited improvements could be finally coming to a high-profile tourism destination that draws...
Boston's Faneuil Hall was named after a slave ... - Associated Press News
WEBOct 25, 2023 · The Boston City Council has passed a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves.
Faneuil Hall, named for a slave trader, now has an exhibit on …
WEBJul 19, 2023 · Faneuil Hall is named for Peter Faneuil, who the city’s own website says “was personally responsible for trafficking African captives to Boston where they were enslaved.”. Faneuil Hall, which opened in 1742, is one of Boston’s most visited tourist sites.
Boston’s Faneuil Hall was named after a slave owner. Now, the …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · The Boston City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and...
Boston City Council emphatically backs renaming Faneuil Hall
WEBOct 25, 2023 · The Boston City Council overwhelmingly backed renaming Fanueil Hall Wednesday as a way of reckoning with the city’s history of racism and involvement with the transatlantic slave trade. The vote, on a resolution proposed by District 7 Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was 10–3.
City Council backed the push to rename Faneuil Hall. What should ... - WBUR
WEBOct 27, 2023 · The City Council voted 10-3 Wednesday to back the calls to rename Faneuil Hall over its namesake’s involvement in the slave trade. The resolution also included three suggestions on who should...
City Council Votes to Change Name of Faneuil Hall - Boston.gov
WEBOct 30, 2023 · This week, the City Council adopted a resolution to change the name of Faneuil Hall, thereby beginning a process of addressing anti-Black racist symbols prevalent in Boston. Faneuil Hall represents the legacy and persona of Peter Faneuil, who was a white supremacist, a slave trader, and a slave owner.
Faneuil Hall was named after a slave owner. Boston City Council …
WEBOct 26, 2023 · BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who...
The push to rename Faneuil Hall: What to know about the debate - Boston.com
WEBJul 2, 2020 · As the nation faces heated calls for racial justice and a push to topple systemic racism, here in Boston a years-long grassroots effort to rename Faneuil Hall from its slave-owning namesake has...
3 religious leaders chain themselves to Faneuil Hall ... - CBS News
WEBOct 19, 2022 · BOSTON – With metal chains and a bike lock in hand, three Boston ministers chained themselves to the doors of Faneuil Hall, demanding the city change the name of the historical landmark with ...
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