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Peter Faneuil and the effort to remove his name from the famous Boston market

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Peter Faneuil donated the building known today as Faneuil Hall to Boston in 1742. Today, about 20 million people pass through the marketplace every year. But besides to being a merchant and a philanthropist, Faneuil was also an enslaver. We speak with the group trying to remove his name from the landmark, along with what he stood for.

This article was originally published on February 01, 2023.

This segment aired on February 1, 2023.

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