• The pulpit, floor, and pews in the African Meeting House, the center of the free African American community in antebellum Boston and birthplace of the Abolition Movement.

    Boston African American

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

Event Details

  • Every Saturday Weekly from 03/02/2013 to 03/30/2013

    Location: Boston African American National Historic Site, Smith Court, Boston | Map Time: 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM Fee Information: Free of Charge Contact Name: Boston African American NHS Contact Email: e-mail us Contact Phone Number: 617-742-5415

Join rangers from Boston African American National Historic Site on this free Beacon Hill walking tour that highlights the vital role of African American women and their allies in the struggle for social justice and equality in the years preceding the Civil War. The tour will examine the critical role that these women played working on the Underground Railroad and in the Abolition Movement, and highlight their contributions to education and community and social services. Tour will begin and end in front of the African Meeting House on Smith Court on Beacon Hill.

This 60 minute tour is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call (617) 742-5415 for more information. For more information on The Museum of African American History, please visit www.maah.org.