Portrait Photograph of Lucretia Leonard
Title
Portrait Photograph of Lucretia Leonard
Description
This item is a photograph of Lucretia Leonard taken around 1902. Leonard was one of the few black citizens forced to sit in the slave galleries built into the New North Church in the first half of the 19th century. This state of affairs endured until her white employers, the Thaxter sisters, insisted she be allowed to sit in their pew and that segregation be eliminated.
Subject
Leonard, Lucretia, 1818-1904
Source
Publisher
Courtesy of the Hingham Historical Society.
Date Created
c. 1902
Rights
No known copyright restrictions.
Access Rights
Contact the Hingham Historical Society for more information.
Format
JPEG
Extent
92.8 KB
Type
Photographs
Spatial Coverage
Hingham (Mass.)
Temporal Coverage
c. 1902
Citation
“Portrait Photograph of Lucretia Leonard,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/323.