As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled - InfoNews
June 04, 2020 - 11:37 AM
BOSTON - Like George Floyd, he was black, in his mid-40s, and died at the hands of a white man. And like Floyd, he may have helped touch off a revolution.
Two years ago, a grassroots movement was launched to push Boston's leaders to honour Attucks by renaming the city's famed Faneuil Hall — which bears the name of a wealthy 18th-century slave owner — in Attucks' honour. That campaign continues.
As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled - InfoNews
June 04, 2020 - 11:37 AM
BOSTON - Like George Floyd, he was black, in his mid-40s, and died at the hands of a white man. And like Floyd, he may have helped touch off a revoluti
on.
Two years ago, a grassroots movement was launched to push Boston's leaders to honour Attucks by renaming the city's famed Faneuil Hall — which bears the name of a wealthy 18th-century slave owner — in Attucks' honour. That campaign continues.