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Boston City Council calls for hearing on changing name of Faneuil Hall over ties to slavery | #citycouncil

BOSTON – The Boston City Council took a big step forward in the years-long effort to change the name of Faneuil Hall. In a 10-3 vote on Wednesday, the Boston City Council approved a resolution calling for a hearing to start looking at the process to change the name of the landmark. Faneuil Hall, a […]

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Boston City Council to debate Faneuil Hall name change – NBC Boston | #citycouncil

Boston’s City Council on Wednesday is expected to debate whether to hold a hearing on renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves. In calling for the hearing, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has filed a resolution decrying the building’s namesake, Peter Faneuil, as a […]

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Protesters arrested after Boston City Hall sit-in demanding Faneuil Hall name change | #citycouncil

Protesters gathered Thursday afternoon in Boston mayor Michelle Wu’s city hall office, looking to push the mayor to rename of Faneuil Hall.Activists say the Boston landmark’s namesake, Peter Faneuil, was a slave owner and trafficker.Approximately 30 people staged a peaceful sit in the mayor’s office and said they planned to camp out there until they […]

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