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Black
Heritage Trail |
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Today
Beacon Hill brings to mind images of affluence and
luxurious living, yet until the end of the 19th
century it contained a community of free blacks
and escaped slaves from the southern states who
owned businesses, built houses and schools, and
worshipped together in the churches. Although the
black community has since shifted to other parts
of Boston, the Black Heritage Trail covers 14 sites
that are part of the local black history. Massachusetts
was the first state to abolish slavery in 1783 due
in part to the black participation in the Revolution.
Beginning at the Boston Common there is a memorial
to slave abolitionist Robert Shaw who led the first
black regiment recruited during the Civil War. |
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Boston
Tea Party Ship and Museum |
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Moored
to the bridge is the Beaver II, known as the Boston
Tea Party Ship and Museum, and one of the three
ships stormed by patriots in 1773 as an act of rebellion
against British rule and in particular against the
new tax laws imposed on tea. A group of revolutionaries
disguised as Mohawk Indians burst from the South
Meeting House and boarded the ships that were loaded
with tea. They emptied the crate contents into the
harbour, an event that became known as the Boston
Tea Party. The Beaver II is an exact replica of
the original Beaver I and visitors can learn about
the event on board the ship. |
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Cambridge |
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Just
across the Charles River from Boston, Cambridge
is actually a city in its own right although the
two cities are so closely associated that many people
believe them to be one and the same. Cambridge is
home to two of the most prestigious centres for
education in the country, Harvard University and
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has
a young and vibrant atmosphere due to the 30,000
university students from around the world that reside
and study here. The city is centred on Harvard Square
and is a gathering spot that reflects the international
culture of its learning community as well as the
influence of its students, residents and business
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Harvard
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| Established in 1636, Harvard
University is the oldest in the country and one of
the most prestigious institutions of higher learning
in the USA. It is famous for its brilliant faculties
that have produced economists, biologists, prize-winning
poets, and famous graduates like former president
JF Kennedy. |
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