• 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

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  • Community Appreciation Day

    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    Join Superintendent Cassius Cash and other staff of Boston African American NHS and Boston National Historic Park to learn more about the NPS and visit the Museum of African American History's newest exhibition. More

    Time:
    4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Location:
    Museum of African American History
    Fees:
    FREE

Did You Know?

Sgt. William Carney of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment and the Boston African American NHS logo

The first African-American recipient of the Medal of Honor was William Carney in 1900. Carney was a member of the famous Massachusetts 54th Regiment, and was honored with the medal for his valor at the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.