The City Council voted 10-3 Wednesday to back the calls to rename Faneuil Hall over its namesake’s involvement in the slave trade. The resolution also included three suggestions on who should replace Peter Faneuil: Crispus Attucks, Elizabeth Freeman and Frederick Douglass.
The Boston City Council has passed a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves.
The Boston City Council has passed a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves.