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The short life and tragic death of Boston's first Chinese resident
By adamg on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 12:10pm
Richard Auffrey introduces us to a Chinese teenager known only as Chou, who signed on with a Boston sea captain, who brought him back to Boston in 1796. Two years later, Chou fell to his death from the mast of the captain's ship. He's buried in the Central Burying Ground.
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* spoiler alert *
Slavery was bad. The end.
Sadly,
Not the end ...
Wow
Could you imagine that ride back then? It would be the biggest chapter of your life
I knew a little of the story of this tombstone.
But now I know more. Thanks!
I know Auffrey mostly as a terrific food writer, but I really
enjoy his historical writing about Boston beyond that world, too.
Is that the one on the
Is that the one on the Commons?
No
it's on the Common.
*Common