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.
The City of New Bedford is celebrating its connection to famed author and abolitionist Frederick Douglass this weekend. The New Bedford Historical Society and the Nathan and Polly Johnson House on Seventh Street in New Bedford are being recognized Sunday afternoon by the Toni Morrison Society and the…
In honor of Frederick Douglass' 200th birthday, city officials joined the New Bedford Historical Society and students from Carney Academy to celebrate his life.