Lee Blake

Abolition Row Park in New Bedford may be small, but the message it sends is mighty. That message, of course, is freedom.

Barring any major weather delays, Lee Blake expects the Abolition Row Park to be completed sometime in May.

On America's birthday, the Marion Art Center is sharing one of Frederick Douglass's speeches. Phil Paleologos looks at how New Bedford shaped Douglass.

The park at Seventh and Spring will honor city residents who were members of the anti-slavery movement during the 1800s and lived in that neighborhood.

Lee Blake has spent much of her life raising awareness about black history and New Bedford's important role in the Underground Railroad.

The event will honor the children of Dennison and Lee Blake of the New Bedford Historical Society.

In honor of Frederick Douglass' 200th birthday, city officials joined the New Bedford Historical Society and students from Carney Academy to celebrate his life.

New Bedford celebrates "Paul Cuffee Day" on September 16th.

NEW BEDFORD — A vacant lot that once housed two historic homes in New Bedford's Abolition Row neighborhood is springing back to life with new purpose. The City of New Bedford and the New Bedford Historical Society are creating Abolition Row Park on the site, located at the corner of Seventh and Spring Streets...

On Thursday, the public is invited to discuss design plans for a new park planned at the site of two former historic homes in New Bedford that will recognize and celebrate some of the city's most forward-thinking residents. The park, which will be called Abolition Row Park, will celebrate the 19th-century abolitionists that lived in 19 houses in the four blocks around the park's location at the co