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9 Daniels Street and the Polish American Citizens Club

By National Park Service March 23, 2023

Founded in 1916, the Polish American Citizens Club seems to have emerged from older efforts to promote citizenship and naturalization among Salem’s Polish immigrants. With its close ties to religious, fraternal, cultural, military, and other groups in the city, the region, and Polish America in general, it was effective in registering Polish American voters and electing politicians.

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Luis F. Emilio: Captain and Story Keeper of the 54th MA Regiment

By National Park Service March 23, 2023

Captain Luis F. Emilio, the son of Spanish immigrants, served with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and emerged as the acting commander after many officers were killed or wounded at the assault on Fort Wagner. In 1891, he wrote of the history of the 54th in his book “A Brave Black Regiment.”

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New England Woman’s Tea Party

By National Park Service January 8, 2023

In 1873, Lucy Stone spoke in front of a crow of 3,000 individuals at Faneuil Hall. Her words would energize the women’s rights movement not only in Boston, but throughout the United States.

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Stonewall Celebrates its 5th Anniversary

By National Park Service August 9, 2022

From Stonewall National Monument’s Website: To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument, the site invited the public to share ‘What Stonewall Means to Them’ for the We Are Stonewall Arts Festival. We asked our Rangers the same question, and their answers are in the video below. The site also created 15 […]

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From the Boston Massacre to Black Lives Matter

By Revolutionary Spaces August 2, 2022

THE LEGACY OF CRISPUS ATTUCKS PART V This post is the final part of a series of articles originally published by Revolutionary Spaces that explored the legacy of Crispus Attucks, the first victim of the Boston Massacre. These posts were written by students in the Master of Public History program at Northeastern University. Crispus Attucks […]

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America’s Bicentennial

By Revolutionary Spaces August 2, 2022

THE LEGACY OF CRISPUS ATTUCKS PART IV This post is part of a series of articles originally published by Revolutionary Spaces that explored the legacy of Crispus Attucks, the first victim of the Boston Massacre. These posts were written by students in the Master of Public History program at Northeastern University. Crispus Attucks was an […]

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