Jackson Homestead and Museum - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
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| 527 Washington Street | Newton, MA 02458 | | ||
About: The 1809 Jackson Homestead, part of Historic Newton, was the home of William Jackson, a politician, businessman, and abolitionist, whose daughter Ellen left a written account of the Homestead's use as a safe house for "freedom seekers."
Today, the building houses the nationally-accredited Jackson Homestead and Museum and is a site on the National Underground Railroad Millennium Trail. The Homestead is also a Library of Congress Local Legacy participant as a station on the Underground Railroad.The Jackson Homestead offers education programs that help teachers and students explore issues surrounding the Underground Railroad. "Songs and Stories of the Underground Railroad," "Underground Railroad: Passage to Freedom," and "Abolition: Examining the Evidence" are offered to students in grades 1-12 throughout the year.
 Logo and text courtesy Historic Newton |
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