Millions of people walk Boston’s Freedom Trail every year, the red brick path that connects 16 historic sites central to early colonial history and the American Revolution.
But there has been no monument to recognize Boston’s connection to slavery — until now. On Sunday, King’s Chapel on Tremont Street, one of the Freedom Trail’s sites, will unveil a memorial statue to honor 219 people who were enslaved by members and ministers of the church.
Installing such a prominent 14-foot-tall statue of a Black woman releasing 219 birds out of a cage to freedom is historic and “revolutionary,” local historians say…