Understanding Hopkinton’s role in events like the American Revolution is an ongoing project, and the discovery of a slave from town enlisting to fight in the war is broadening the picture. Recent research undertaken by the Hopkinton Historical Society has revealed the...
It seems unlikely that any of Hopkinton’s statues would face the same fate as those of controversial historical figures across the country — torn down by protesters or removed by local governments and stashed away. Hopkinton’s statues — paying tribute to the World War...
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Hopkinton Independent on Feb. 25, 2016. Most people associate slavery with the Deep South, where the economy until the Civil War relied on enforced labor to pick cotton and tobacco. But slavery was common around...
