This historically African American neighborhood was almost entirely eliminated by the Turnpike. The loss of property would cause an automatic $1 tax increase in Newton.” One-third of the business in Newton Corner would be wiped out. $4.5 million in property would be destroyed. … in all, “approximately 350 homes and businesses would be demolished. Construction of the Mass Pike deliberated wiped out Newton’s African American community. from Wicked Local Myrtle Baptist Church is the African American center of Newton, MA 5. These people found homes and work in West Newton. Many were freed slaves and their descendants. By 1873 there were approximately 130 black residents recorded living in Newton, according to the “History of the Church,” a book published by the congregation. African Americans have been a part of Newton since the 19th century.īlacks have been a part of Newton since the 1600s, according to Rev. Jackson Homestead and Museum, Newton, MA 4.
Why were enslaved people willing to risk their lives to escape?Īre people being enslaved in the world today?Ĭlick here for my blog post which includes enslavement book recommendations and my experiences as a mom to kids studying enslavement issues. How did people help the enslaved people on the Underground Railroad? What dangers did enslaved people face on the Underground Railroad? Then, their teachers encouraged us to discuss these important questions with them. The slaves often wore disguises and traveled in darkness on the “railroad.” Railway terms were used in the secret system: Routes were called “lines,” stopping places were called “stations,” and people who helped escaped slaves along the way were “conductors.” One of the most famous “conductors” on the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman (an “Amazing American”), a former slave who escaped from Maryland. The system helped escaped slaves from the South reach places of safety in the North or in Canada, often called the “Promised Land,” because U.S. This wasn’t a real railroad but a secret system located throughout the Northern states. If you were an escaped slave before the Civil War the best way to travel was along the Underground Railroad. One such stop, The Jackson Homestead, is now a local museum. In fact, they helped enslaved people escape to freedom in Canada as part of the Underground Railroad system. Newton was home to many abolitionists who fought against slavery.
Then, in 1691, it was renamed Newtown (the “new town of Cambridge”). Two villages, Nonantum and Waban, acknowledge the area’s original residents.īy 1681, Newton was known as Cambridge Village.
Fourteen villages make up the city of Newton. Their leader and chief minister of justice was Waban.
They were part of the Nonantum tribe, a subtribe of the Massachusett tribe. Settlers arrived in our area in 1630 as part of the Cambridge, Massachusetts settlement called “the new towne.” This resulted in Native Americans relocating to Natick in 1651. In this post, I’ll share more about how structural racism shows up, even when you least expect it. That’s the frustrating thing about structural racism - it’s invisible unless you make an effort to see it. Given that, you might assume there isn’t a lot of structural racism. As it turns out, our neighborhood was also part of the Underground Railroad. Newton, MA is a liberal and wealthy small town. My husband and I also raised our three children here. I have lived here for more than twenty years - right over the Mass Pike in West Newton Hills. Welcome to Newton, MA, a fascinating city about seven miles west of Boston.
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