In colonial times, the system of slavery was a primary economic driver in the Northern colonies including New England.  Because colonists chose to grow their economy using enslaved labor, it was the standard practice of many New Englanders to enslave other human beings – both Indigenous and African people. New Englanders ran the Triangle Trade, enslaving, buying, and selling people.     Jamaica Plain was part of all of this history and at least 27 people were enslaved here.

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