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The Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library and the National Park Service co-hosted “Sarah’s Long Walk for Equality in Education,” a tribute to 19th-century Bostonian Sarah Roberts to celebrate Black History Month Saturday. COURTESY OF BENJAMIN DOV FREDE

Boston Public Libraries honor Black History Month with tribute to Sarah Roberts

Cameron Morsberger February 5, 2020
The Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library, in coordination with the National Park Service, held an interactive discussion on Saturday called “Sarah’s Long Walk for Equality in Education,” centered around the life of Sarah Roberts, a young black Bostonian whose family sued the city of Boston in 1848 when she was denied adequate, accessible schooling.
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