There have been calls to rename Faneuil Hall in recent years, which is named for Peter Faneuil, a wealthy 18th-century slave owner.
Boston clergy members chained themselves to Faneuil Hall in Boston on Wednesday, calling for the building to be renamed because of the namesake’s role in the slave trade.
The historic landmark and popular tourist attraction is named for Peter Faneuil, a wealthy 18th-century slave owner. There have been, including a suggestion to use it as a way to honor Crispus Attucks, a Black man who was killed during the Boston Massacre in 1770. Attucks is generally considered the first casualty of the American Revolution.
NOW: Boston clergy chain themselves to Faneuil Hall. They are calling for the building to be renamed because of the namesake’s role in the slave trade.
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