Today, we had a trip that called "Black Heritage Trail", it includes fourteen sites, which are important to understand more about African American in Boston, we went to servial places, such as George Middeton House, John J. Smith House, Charles Street Meeting House, and Smith Court Residence and so on. But we did not finished our trip due to the hot weather.
And just like "the Freedom Trail" that we did a few weeks ago, we have to present and introduce these sites by ourselves, and it is my duty to present the Smith Court Residence, which is the best preserved physical locales available for understanding the history of Aferican Americans in Boston.
As early as the 1790s, Aferican Americans began to reside on the north slop of Beacon Hill, the area of lower Joy Street and Smith Court was an important center of Boston's 19th black community. The five residential structures on Smith cout are typical of the homes occupied by black Bostonians in the 19th century. They are differed as No.3, No.5, No.7, No.7A, and No.10. It seems that each residential have its own story. It is really interesting.
Through this trip and presentation by other students, I really gain more about history and life of Aferican Americans in boston. It is a great trip.
beautiful!
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