|
|
1676 |
Of Boston’s estimated 4,000 residents, some 200 are African-Americans. |
|
|
|
|
1695 |
Boston census includes one resident described as “Samuel the Jew.” |
|
|
|
|
1700 |
Of Boston’s estimated population on of 6,700, some 1,100 are African-American. |
|
|
|
|
1720 |
Of Boston’s 12,000 residents, an estimated 2,000 are African-Americans. |
|
|
|
|
03/09/1739 |
Hays (Moses Michael) is born in New York City. |
|
|
|
|
1760 |
Some 800 of Boston’s 1,500 residents are African-American. |
|
|
|
|
1770 |
Some 800 African-Americans live in Boston. |
|
|
|
|
1776 |
Some 25,000 free African-Americans live in the Colonies. |
|
|
|
|
1790 |
First federal decennial census finds 5,369 free blacks living in Massachusetts. |
|
|
|
|
1790 |
Of Boston’s 18,320 residents, 766 are described as “All other free persons.” |
|
|