Rescheduled Event: Dedication Ceremony of Public Marker Honoring African Ancestors of the Middle Passage to be held this Sunday, August 29
This Sunday the names of 10 enslaved individuals directly related to King's Chapel will be read alongside names of enslaved members of Boston’s oldest churches as part of a dedication ceremony for Boston's Middle Passage Port Marker.
The memorial marker was installed on Boston’s Long Wharf in October 2020 to acknowledge the city’s history of slavery and formally honor the Africans who were forced into the the transatlantic voyage known as the Middle Passage, those who perished, those who survived, and their descendants.
This Sunday's event was organized by representatives from the National Parks of Boston, the Museum of African American History, community activists, and representatives from Boston's colonial-era churches including King's Chapel, Old South Church, and the Old North Church.