Concord (MA), once a stop on the underground railroad, realized a few years ago that it was going to lose a piece of history. The first Concord house to be owned by a former slave was going to be demolished as part of the sale of a valuable piece of land.
Concerned citizens banded together to raise money. They bought the house, and yesterday moved it to a spot near to the National Park, where it will become a learning center about the abolitionist movement and the town’s early African American community. Much work remains, but here is how it looks today.
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