WATCH: Editor-at-large Mark Morrow explains Peter Faneuil's controversial background and why there is a push to rename Faneuil Hall. When a grass-roots group called on then-mayor Martin J. Walsh to ...

In the heart of historic Boston, a hallowed hall has endured since revolutionary days. Faneuil Hall. But even after paying a visit last summer, I had to look it up to spell it right. What is it about ...

I was among the Boston clergy who chained themselves last month to Faneuil Hall, demanding its name be changed. It is the legacy of Colonial merchant Peter Faneuil that chains Boston’s reputation to ...

BOSTON – A Boston City Council member is trying to change the name of Faneuil Hall over its ties to slavery. Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson called the name an "anti-Black symbol" because Faneuil ...

BOSTON – It's called the Cradle of Liberty because it's where the American Revolution was energized, and it remains one of the most famous buildings in Boston. Now, Faneuil Hall has become one of the ...

Advisory: This story includes descriptions of violence, abuse and oppression of Black and Indigenous people, which were the norm in colonial-era Boston. Enslaved people have returned to Faneuil Hall.

Amid debate over what to do about Faneuil Hall and its problematic past, a memorial has been proposed for the landmark that would call attention to its namesake’s dark legacy in the slave trade. WGBH ...