Today i went to the Black heritage trip. And i made a presentation about the history of John P. Coburn House.
John P. Coburn clothes dealer and community activist. This building was designed for him hy te famous architect Asher Benjamin.
In 1854 Coburn was the treasurer of the New England FreedomAssociation. This group was founded by Boston African Americanleaders in 1842 as a fugitive slave assistance group.
John Coburn was also a founder of the Massasoit Guards. He was fight with the racial discrimination and tried his best to get rights for African American.
I thougt that this building was not very remarkable but full of significance because a great man had lived here.
By the way, today was too hot to bear but i felt it was extreamely significant to know about the content of those sights. it could be a good way to know the history of America and Boston.
Furthermore, those building carried much more spirits of America people who made great effort for this nation.
Great blog! And I agree, it WAS too hot to bear!
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