Schools for African-American children are demanded.

Prince Hall and 13 other “freemen of Boston” submit a petition to the General Court that declares, “We must fear for our rising offspring to keep them in ignorance in a land of gospel light, where there is provision made for them as well as others, and yet they can’t enjoy them because they are black.” It argues, “our children . . . now receive no benefit from the free schools in the town of Boston, which we think is a great grievance.” Hall also leads another petition drive at this time for African-American residents to be allowed to return to Africa to form a new Christian nation there.