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Colonial Trade Routes and Goods
1638

Enslavement Starts in Massachusetts

Economic
Built Environment
Education
Food Access
Health Care Systems
Social
Black
Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1641

Massachusetts Is First Colony to Legalize Slavery

Economic
Built Environment
Education
Food Access
Health Care Systems
Social
Black
Smallpox burial ground in Nobscot Scout Reservation
1706

Onesimus: Public Health Pioneer Against Smallpox

Health Care Systems
Black
Susan Anne Ridley Sedgwick
1781

Two Court Cases Push For Abolition

Economic
Built Environment
Education
Food Access
Health Care Systems
Social
Black
1845

Black Families Advocacy Pushes MA for Universal Access to Public Education

Education
Social
Black
156 Franklin Street: there is a small marker with a plaque, placed there by the Framingham Historical Society
1854

Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison Burns US Constitution at Framingham Rally

Built Environment
Health Care Systems
Social
Black
Women
Solomon Carter Fuller circa 1910
1905

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Returns to Work at Westborough State Hospital

Health Care Systems
Black
A graduating class of nurses from Plymouth Hospital and Nurses Training School, from a report printed in 1914. Boston, MA. (Courtesy Lisa Gordon)
1908

Plymouth Hospital Opens as First and Only Black Hospital in MA

Black
Women
Front page of the Worcester Telegram, October 19, 1924
1924

Largest New England KKK Gathering Ends in Violent Riot

Economic
Health Care Systems
Social
Black
Irish
Italian
Cornelius Garland, M.D.; Founder of Plymouth Hospital
1929

Black Medical Professionals Are Finally Allowed to Work at Boston City Hospital

Built Environment
Health Care Systems
Black
“Plan and Build It” advertisement in the Metrowest Daily News
1945

Metrowest Post-WW2 Housing Boom

Built Environment
Social
Black
Veterans
Protest for Fair Housing
1946

MA Fair Housing Law Passes

Economic
Built Environment
Education
Food Access
Health Care Systems
Black
Natick Fair Housing Committee Founded
1957

Founding of Natick Fair Housing Practices Committee

Built Environment
Black
Disabilities
Low Income
A letter from a resident of Wellesley, MA, who works in Boston to Mayor John F. Collins stating their hope that the mayor will show support for those who wish to abolish de facto segregation in Boston Public Schools
1966

Wellesley Among First METCO Districts

Education
Black
Framingham boasting its role in heart health
1994

FHS Enrolls First Omni Cohort

Health Care Systems
Black
Brazilian
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller
1995

Framingham Honors Solomon Carter & Meta Fuller

Built Environment
Education
Black
2006

MA Requires Standardized Race/Ethnicity Data Collection

Built Environment
Social
Black
Irish
Italian
Native American