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Councilors’ slave-trade apology cites Faneuil by name. Why won’t they act?

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion May 30, 2023

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How long is it going to take for City Council President Ed Flynn and the Boston City Council to keep their promise of ( Metro, May 20)?On June 15, 2022, a “Resolution to Acknowledge, Condemn, and Apologize for the Role Played by the City of Boston in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Ongoing Detrimental Impacts Experienced by the Black People of Boston.”The resolution mentions Peter Faneuil, whose wealth, through white supremacy, came... + full article



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