Built in 1806, the African Meeting House was predominately used as a place of worship, as African Americans were “generally not allowed to sit in the nave with white congregants” (Garry, n.d.). Department of the Interior, 2021 Tortorice, 2017). There was not an integrated school in Boston until 1855, so prior to that the African American children of Boston attended school at the African Meeting House (U.S. Discrimination and prejudice existed in Boston, though it was not nearly as prominent and profuse as it was in the South during that same time period. In 1850, the African American community in Boston was small, consisting of less than one percent of the population (Tortorice, 2017). This lesson proved to be very important throughout her life and is speculated to have driven her passion, profession, and political involvement in America (Ungvarsky, 2016). At a very early age, Mary learned from her parents the significance and importance of racial equality (Spring, 2017). Mary was the oldest of three kids and had a younger brother, Frank, and a younger sister, Ellen. Her parents were freed African American slaves who were originally from North Carolina, yet shortly after getting married they left and moved to Massachusetts to avoid prejudice and discrimination (Tortorice, 2017).
Mary Eliza Mahoney was born to Charles and Mary Jane Mahoney in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts on (Ungvarsky, 2016).
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