the Black Heritage Trail

It was a sunny in Friday; we visited the Black Heritage Trail nearby downtown again. This time is different from the past many times. I felt a bit of sadness, cause’ I did not finish the whole trip due to having a physical lab at afternoon. However, I have prepared for my presentation that professor arranged one of the assignments. Introducing John J. Smith House is my task. I searched from Internet before the day yesterday. The House has ever belonged to John J. Smith, who was barber, abolitionist and state legislators, from 1878 to 1893. He managed a barbershop during pre-civil war and this place was very important for Boston’s 19^th century black community. Meanwhile, the equal schools right movement was going on very seriously, his wife and he also attended this movement and played a very important role. By endeavoring, in the end they won victory, and their daughter became the first person of African descent to teach in Boston’s integrated schools. At that time, John also worked to fight slavery and other injustices. In 1878, He was appointed as the first African American to serve on Boston Common Council. John J. Smith ‘s life, fill with service to his community through business, activism, and politics, end on 4 November 1906. That is all. Whatever the freedom trail or the Black Heritage trail was. Obviously, they evidenced many important events in Boston as a very historical city. All in all,

Exploring American is really meaningful class for a foreigner student to learn Boston history even American history.