Tag: activism

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.

Tags 19th amendment, activism, america250, Boston, Boston National Historical Park, boston tea party, Civil Rights, Faneuil Hall, Lucy Stone, Massachusetts, Political History, protest, suffrage, suffrage map, Unfinished 250, Women's History

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The Ongoing March: Commemoration and Activism at the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Regiment Memorial

By National Park Service October 15, 2021

Explore some of the ways people have used the Shaw/54th Regiment Memorial since its dedication in this evolving exhibition.

Tags 54th MA Regiment, 54th Massachusetts, 54th Massachusetts Regiment, 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, activism, African Americans, Boston, busing, Civil War, Freedom Trail, Massachusetts 54th Regiment, School Desegregation, Shaw Memorial