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Category: Indigenous History (2)
Shaw Memorial
Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts
Explore Massachusetts' long and complex history of slavery
Walking Tours
:
Boston Social History Tours
90 minutes
1 mile
terrain level 2
potential uneven surfaces and moderate inclines
tour categories
Black History
Colonial History
Indigenous History
Social History
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Map of old Shawmut Peninsula overlayed on Modern Boston
Before Boston: Shawmut Peninsula through 1630
Explore 12,000 years of human activity on Shawmut Peninsula, the lands we now call Boston
Walking Tours
:
Boston Social History Tours
90 minutes
1 mile
terrain level 2
potential uneven surfaces and moderate inclines
tour categories
Colonial History
Indigenous History
Social History
VIEW FULL TOUR DESCRIPTION