MASSLIVE PHOTO STORY Headline: Boston's Old South Church honors Phillis Wheatley, Paula Hammond, civil rights leaders 400 years after enslaved Africans arrive Author: Steph Solis Excerpt: “Four hundred years ago, a group of farmers, artisans and blacksmiths became slaves sold off in the American colonies. It all began with the White Lion, a slave ship that unloaded the captives on Aug. 25, 1619 in Point Comfort (present-day Hammond, Virginia). Boston’s Old South Church commemorated the anniversary by celebrating African American artists, authors and activists. They range from Phillis Wheatley...
