Hack Stand of Charles H. L. Pierre - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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29 Middle Street, Portland, Maine Site #3 on Portland Freedom Trail
About: Charles H. L. Pierre’s hack (carriage) stand stood at 29 Middle Street. In the mid-1800s, professional opportunities for freed blacks were limited. Most African Americans were hack drivers, barbers, mariners/stevedores, domestic workersor secondhand clothing dealers.