African-American history in Boston

Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure with Black people and Muslims worldwide for his pursuit of racial justice.

American publisher, journalist, African American civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor

African American/Native American, first victim of the Boston Massacre

weekly abolitionist newspaper, printed and published in Boston (1831-1865)

cemetery in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

American newspaper founder, African-American civil rights activist (1872-1934)

thumb|Mattapan bus loop Mattapan () is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Mattapan is the original Massachusett name for the Dorchester area, possibly meaning "a place to sit." At the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480, with the majority of its population immigrants.

American sociologist and professor

church building in Boston, United States of America

American abolitionist, lecturer, businessman and politician (1811-1889)

first African-American woman to graduate Vassar College and was a Librarian/Foreign Cataloger at the Boston Public Library

American formerly enslaved person (1834-1862)

photograph by Stanley Forman