Slavery in Boston Exhibit

Black in Boston and Beyond

This is the inaugural episode of the new podcast Black in Boston and Beyond a podcast show of the Trotter Institute hosted by Director Dr. Hettie V. Williams. The Trotter Institute is located at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. In this episode, Williams discusses Slavery in Boston a new exhibit at Faneuil Hall in Boston about the horrors of enslavement with curator Joseph Bagley. Bagley is the city archaeologist for Boston. In this episode, he goes into detail about the new two-story exhibit that just opened in Boston in June that is free and open to the public. There is also an extensive online exhibit for viewing by the public with more than 60,000 artifacts included. Bagley is also candid about the debate over changing the name to Faneuil Hall given that Peter Faneuil held persons to service. Faneuil was a slavery among many across colonial Boston. Slavery was central to the colonial economy in both the northern and southern section of the American colonies. The online version of the exhibit can be found here: BOSTON SLAVERY EXHIBIT and the hours for the in person exhibit at Faneuil Hall: 10 am to 7 pm.