Where Boston’s mayoral candidates stand on renaming Faneuil Hall

The issue remains controversial, with few of the five major candidates — all of whom are people of color — willing to answer where they stand on the matter.

August 22, 2021

More than a year after renewed calls to rename one of Boston’s most famous landmarks, the issue has proven to be a political hot potato for candidates in the upcoming mayoral election.

For years protesters have called on the city to rename Faneuil Hall, a historic marketplace and meeting hall that traditionally draws about 20 million annual visitors, because its namesake profited in the ownership and trade of Africans.

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