George Middleton led one the few black militias that fought against the British. While John J. Smith was a Massachusetts State Representative and the Haydens hid fugitive slaves. Additionally, the trail highlights the African Meeting House, the center the African-American community on Beacon Hill, and where prominent abolitionists like Fredrick Douglass met. Though, one the more important sights on the trail is the Phillips School, because the battle for school integration in Massachusetts started there when Benjamin Roberts tried to enroll his daughter, Sarah Roberts, to the school. The battle for integration brought the African American community together to push for other initiatives as well: “The African-American Community of Beacon Hill] discovered the resolve…to force [integration of railroads and theaters] the legalization of interracial marriage…[and] the first formation of African American union regiments to fight for the end of slavery itself” (Kendrick XXI). Furthermore, the battle for legal integration culminated in 1855 when the Massachusetts Legislature abolished segregated
George Middleton led one the few black militias that fought against the British. While John J. Smith was a Massachusetts State Representative and the Haydens hid fugitive slaves. Additionally, the trail highlights the African Meeting House, the center the African-American community on Beacon Hill, and where prominent abolitionists like Fredrick Douglass met. Though, one the more important sights on the trail is the Phillips School, because the battle for school integration in Massachusetts started there when Benjamin Roberts tried to enroll his daughter, Sarah Roberts, to the school. The battle for integration brought the African American community together to push for other initiatives as well: “The African-American Community of Beacon Hill] discovered the resolve…to force [integration of railroads and theaters] the legalization of interracial marriage…[and] the first formation of African American union regiments to fight for the end of slavery itself” (Kendrick XXI). Furthermore, the battle for legal integration culminated in 1855 when the Massachusetts Legislature abolished segregated