BEVERLY, Mass. — An enslaved Black man, the tall tale he inspired and the beach that now bears his name are the focus of new efforts to recognize the role
As the legend goes, Mingo Beach is named after an enslaved Black man who was offered his freedom if he could make the hazardous trek to a rocky outcropping near the water. His name was Robin Mingo.
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) An enslaved Black man, the tall tale he inspired and the beach that now bears his name are the focus of new efforts to recognize the role of slavery along Massachusetts' picturesque North Shore.