In the 19th century, the town of Roxbury was a rural village a few miles south of the city of Boston. The areas currently known as Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, parts of Back Bay, and Mission Hill used to be a part of Roxbury. Many Black Bostonians who lived in Beacon Hill or the South End faced housing displacement in the last 19th century, which forced them to move to areas like Roxbury and Dorchester. Dorchester has been known as home to many religious immigrants throughout its history. When the First Church Roxbury was established, congregations from Roxbury and Dorchester came together to worship. Roxbury is currently situated between Columbus Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. Today, both Roxbury and Dorchester still exist as Black communities in the city of Boston.