Poetry in Place

Students will explore the sites and stories associated with the historic abolitionist community of Beacon Hill’s North Slope through three distinct activities. At Boston Common, students will work together to solve a challenge in the spirit of the men who fought in the MA 54th regiment. Students will then explore the Black Heritage Trail (BHT), recalling historic sites and figures who stepped out to lead their community in the pursuit of positive change and social justice. They will finish their tour of the BHT by stepping into the African Meeting House, and will each read aloud a characteristic or quality of a robust community affecting positive change.

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National Parks of Boston

The National Parks of Boston is a constellation of three unique National Park Service sites - Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. The National Parks of Boston works in partnership to preserve the resources associated with each site, provide meaningful place-based teaching and learning experiences, and engage our communities to encourage them to act as stewards for the future of their parks.