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MA Emancipation Day celebration planned; Billerica senator in support


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Last summer, Lexington resident Sean Osborne walked into the office of Billerica Senator Cindy Friedman, D-Arlington, with a story to tell.  
It was the story of a man known as Quock Walker, born into enslavement in Massachusetts during the 18th century.   
When Walker’s enslaver, James Caldwell, died in 1763, his widow remarried and took Walker with her to her new home in Barre. Caldwell had apparently promised Walker his freedom, but this was refused by his new enslaver, Nathaniel Jennison.
In 1781, Walker ran away from Jennison, to the house of Caldwell s brother. Jennison reenslaved Walker, beating him severely.    ....

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Association of Black Citizens of Lexington president recognized


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Founder and President of the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington Sean Osborne was nominated by Sen. Cindy Friedman, D-Arlington, and Rep. Michelle Ciccolo, D-Lexington, as an honoree for the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus’s annual Black Excellence on the Hill event.
“It is an honor to be nominated a Black Excellence Honoree,” Osborne said. “And it’s great that the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus hosts a program that recognizes the wonderful people across the Commonwealth who are working to increase Black political power, wealth and welfare.
I am grateful to my parents and brother for being models of Black excellence and to Sen. Friedman, Rep. Ciccolo and others in the greater Lexington community who continue to work with me to share the history and culture of the peoples of the African Diaspora. The stories we tell shape our future. Let’s continue to share stories of Black Excellence.” ....

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