Roxbury & Dorchester in the 19th Century
Many Black Bostonians who lived in Beacon Hill or the South End were forced to leave at the turn of the twentieth century when more White people began moving into Beacon Hill. They moved to areas like Roxbury and Dorchester, which at that time were rural villages a few miles south of the center 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. Today, both Roxbury and Dorchester still exist as Black communities in the city of Boston.
McIntyre, H. (Henry), Friend & Aub, and Wagner & M'Guigan. "Map of the city of Boston and immediate neighborhood." Map. Boston: H. McIntyre, 1852. Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:3f4632536
Works Cited
Hayden, Bob. “Boston’s Black Population Took Long Path to Roxbury.” The Bay State Banner, June 14, 2019. https://baystatebanner.com/2019/06/14/bostons-black-population-took-long-path-to-roxbury/.
