Black Heritage Trail

This weekend we had a long walk because we went to the black heritage trail. This trip is a walking tour that explores the history of Boston’s 19th century African American community. Between 1800 and 1900, most of the African American who lived in the city lived in the West End, between Pinckney and Cambridge Streets, and between Joy and Charles Streets, a neighborhood now called the North Slope of Beacon Hill.( http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm)
I believe that every Friday is a hot and sunny day. So does this Friday. The sun followed us in the trip. Everyone drink a lot of water. We should do the presentation in front of every interested place. Every one had their own topic and introduced one of the places to us. My topic was the Lewis and Harriet Hayden House. Lewis Hayden was born enslaved in Lexington, Kentucky in 1812. He was one of Boston’s most visible and militant African American abolitionists. He was one of the men who helped rescue shadrach Minkins from federal custody in 1851 and he played a significant role in the attempted rescue of Anthony Burns. During the civil war, Lewis hayden House worked as a recruiter for the 54th Regiment. I think he was a great person and his house was cool.
In fact, I don’t like walk a lot. But this trip was very exciting and interesting. I like the trip because it let me know a lot of history of African American. I am looking forward the next trip.