New programs focus on stories of enslavement
By David Lucci
The Boston Reparations Task Force, or RTF, headed by Joseph Feaster Jr., works to heal the city’s racial divide by reimbursing residents whose ancestors have been affected by the Massachusetts slave trade.
Its latest project, the Community Grassroots Program, allocated $70,000 to collect stories from local families with a history of enslavement. Launched in June, it aims to shine light on the history of slavery in Boston and to move toward developing more racial tolerance in the state.
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