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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
Boston hoping new management can revive Faneuil Hall and ... - CBS News
WEBJan 31, 2024 · BOSTON - City officials are praising a move they believe will reinvigorate Faneuil Hall Marketplace. After 13 years, the iconic destination is getting a new landlord. Ashkenazy Acquisition ...
Activists stage sit-in to demand name change of Faneuil Hall ...
WEBAug 11, 2022 · Peterson and more than two dozen people gathered in front of Boston City Hall to once again demand the name change because Peter Faneuil was a known enslaver.
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