Author Archive
We have published the second and final volume, consisting of surnames M-Z, for the 10 Million Names database Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Entries of People of African Descent in Beacon Hill. This update adds 13,744 names and 3,436 records to the 10 Million Names Project, which aims to recover and restore the names of enslaved individuals in the United States prior to 1865. To learn more about 10 Million Names, please visit the project website.
The biographical entries in this database were compiled by Kathryn Grover and Janine V. da Silva as they completed research for their study, “Historic Resource Study: Boston African American National Historic Site” (2002). The Beacon Hill neighborhood was considered a hub for Boston’s abolitionist movement prior to the Civil War. It was also home to one of the largest free Black communities in the country, which included freedom seekers who escaped enslavement from the South.
We would like to thank our dedicated volunteers who indexed the entries and helped make this database possible. If you are interested in volunteering with 10 Million Names, please contact our Volunteer Manager, Danielle Rose, at danielle.rose@americanancestors.org.
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