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William Monroe Trotter House, 97 Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA

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William Monroe Trotter House, 97 Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA

description

Summary

Significance: A resident of this house from 1899-1909, William Monroe Trotter (1872-1934) was an active proponent of civil rights for blacks, and was especially known for his continuous opposition to the accommodationist racial policies exemplified by Booker T. Washington.
Survey number: HABS MA-1165
Building/structure dates: 18t3 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76002003

date_range

Date

1934 - 1970

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

place

Location

dorchester, 42.31304, -71.06275

Google Map of 42.313036, -71.0627508

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

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