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[[File:Johnson Properties, New Bedford, MA.jpg|thumb|[[Nathan and Mary (Polly) Johnson properties]], 21 Seventh Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts]]
'''Abolition Row''' is a neighborhood in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]]. A number of the families that founded the town of New Bedford lived on Sixth and Seventh Streets and were active members of the [[Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts|Abolition movement in New Bedford]]. They also represent the whaling industry employers who employed a diverse workforce.<ref name="Daley"></ref> It is located near the [[New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park]].<ref name="PJ - Exhibit"></ref>
==Overview==
The neighborhood included white and black abolitionists, including former slaves.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" /> Located on Seventh Street, abolitionists Nathan and Mary Johnson lived among their business partners and other anti-slavery advocates.<ref name="ARP"></ref> Former slaves, [[Lewis Temple]] and [[Frederick Douglass]] lived in Abolition Row.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" /> Although slavery was abolished in 1793, there were laws that allowed slaveholders to capture fugitive slaves and return them to slavery. New Bedford, however, had a network of abolitionists that no former slaves would be reclaimed.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" /> The neighborhood's houses are of [[Federal architecture|Federal]], [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]], [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] and early Italian architecture.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" />
==Abolition Row Park==
Abolition Row Park, developed by the New Bedford Historical Society, is located near downtown New Bedford in the [[Seaport Cultural District]], where the [[Friends Meeting House]] (1820) and [[Nathan and Mary (Polly) Johnson properties|Nathan and Polly Johnson properties]] (1810) are located. The Johnson House was an [[Underground Railroad]] station and the first residence of [[Frederick Douglass]] and [[Anna Murray-Douglass]]. Both buildings are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and are important for their importance during the days of the Underground Railroad and the [[Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts|Anti-slavery movement in New Bedford]].<ref name="ARP" />
By late 2018, an archaeological dig was conducted at the site of the Abolition Row Park by the Plymouth Archaeological Rediscovery Project.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
A ground-breaking has been conducted for the park, which will have a statue of abolitionist [[Frederick Douglass]], a gazebo, a community garden, a border of Cherry trees, and markers about the historical significance of the Abolition Row area.<ref name="ARP" /> In June 2019, the Mass Cultural Council (Cultural Facilities Fund) awarded The New Bedford Historical Society a grant of $180,000 to fund the memorial statue of Frederick Douglass and the development of the park.<ref name="SCT - Grant" /> This is in addition to a grant from Community Preservation Act of New Bedford for $125,000 and other grants from U.S. Conference of Mayors Foundation, the Demoulas Foundation, and the Island Foundation. The grants meet the funding needed by the The New Bedford Historical Society and the City of New Bedford. Representative [[Antonio Cabral|Antonio F.D. Cabral]] and Senator [[Mark Montigny]] provided support for the Abolition Row Project.<ref name="SCT - Grant"></ref>
==Exhibit==
The [[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]] Art Gallery held an exhibit from November 2018 through January 2019 of Abolition Row entitled "Black Spaces Matter: Celebrating New Bedford's Abolition Row." It included documentary films, virtual-reality tours of the neighborhood, historic photographs and maps, illustrations, and 3-D print models.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" />
==References==
==External links==
* [https://ift.tt/2v6kgK4 Abolition Row Park], Facebook
[[Category:Abolitionism in the United States]]
[[Category:New Bedford, Massachusetts]]
'''Abolition Row''' is a neighborhood in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]]. A number of the families that founded the town of New Bedford lived on Sixth and Seventh Streets and were active members of the [[Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts|Abolition movement in New Bedford]]. They also represent the whaling industry employers who employed a diverse workforce.<ref name="Daley"></ref> It is located near the [[New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park]].<ref name="PJ - Exhibit"></ref>
==Overview==
The neighborhood included white and black abolitionists, including former slaves.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" /> Located on Seventh Street, abolitionists Nathan and Mary Johnson lived among their business partners and other anti-slavery advocates.<ref name="ARP"></ref> Former slaves, [[Lewis Temple]] and [[Frederick Douglass]] lived in Abolition Row.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" /> Although slavery was abolished in 1793, there were laws that allowed slaveholders to capture fugitive slaves and return them to slavery. New Bedford, however, had a network of abolitionists that no former slaves would be reclaimed.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" /> The neighborhood's houses are of [[Federal architecture|Federal]], [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]], [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] and early Italian architecture.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" />
==Abolition Row Park==
Abolition Row Park, developed by the New Bedford Historical Society, is located near downtown New Bedford in the [[Seaport Cultural District]], where the [[Friends Meeting House]] (1820) and [[Nathan and Mary (Polly) Johnson properties|Nathan and Polly Johnson properties]] (1810) are located. The Johnson House was an [[Underground Railroad]] station and the first residence of [[Frederick Douglass]] and [[Anna Murray-Douglass]]. Both buildings are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and are important for their importance during the days of the Underground Railroad and the [[Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts|Anti-slavery movement in New Bedford]].<ref name="ARP" />
By late 2018, an archaeological dig was conducted at the site of the Abolition Row Park by the Plymouth Archaeological Rediscovery Project.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
A ground-breaking has been conducted for the park, which will have a statue of abolitionist [[Frederick Douglass]], a gazebo, a community garden, a border of Cherry trees, and markers about the historical significance of the Abolition Row area.<ref name="ARP" /> In June 2019, the Mass Cultural Council (Cultural Facilities Fund) awarded The New Bedford Historical Society a grant of $180,000 to fund the memorial statue of Frederick Douglass and the development of the park.<ref name="SCT - Grant" /> This is in addition to a grant from Community Preservation Act of New Bedford for $125,000 and other grants from U.S. Conference of Mayors Foundation, the Demoulas Foundation, and the Island Foundation. The grants meet the funding needed by the The New Bedford Historical Society and the City of New Bedford. Representative [[Antonio Cabral|Antonio F.D. Cabral]] and Senator [[Mark Montigny]] provided support for the Abolition Row Project.<ref name="SCT - Grant"></ref>
==Exhibit==
The [[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]] Art Gallery held an exhibit from November 2018 through January 2019 of Abolition Row entitled "Black Spaces Matter: Celebrating New Bedford's Abolition Row." It included documentary films, virtual-reality tours of the neighborhood, historic photographs and maps, illustrations, and 3-D print models.<ref name="PJ - Exhibit" />
==References==
==External links==
* [https://ift.tt/2v6kgK4 Abolition Row Park], Facebook
[[Category:Abolitionism in the United States]]
[[Category:New Bedford, Massachusetts]]
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