The Freedom Trail that winds through the sidewalks of downtown Boston connects 17 historic sites tied to the city’s colonial history as the incubator of the American Revolution. But the nearly 4 million annual visitors who walk the 2.5-mile path rarely hear the story of slavery, which touched nearly every aspect of Massachusetts' society and economy during that time.
Boston is a cradle of American history, and 4 million people a year visit the historic churches, graveyards and parks that make up the Freedom Trail to learn more about the country’s origins. But rarely do they hear the underbelly of that story: that slavery touched nearly every aspect of the society and the economy of Massachusetts during that period of time. But that is now
New in Greater Boston this season is a warehouse-style bargain shop named BinStar, a holiday shop in Downtown Crossing, and a cohort of boxing studios.