the Cradle of Liberty

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But the site known as the Cradle of Liberty is named after wealthy 18th-century slaveowner Peter Faneuil, much to the chagrin of activists who are planning a boycott.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2018

For the first time since the Cradle of Liberty first rocked, a woman spoke in Faneuil Hall, Boston, on Independence Day.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Attucks and Caldwell, strangers in the city, without relatives, were buried from Faneuil Hall, so justly called "the Cradle of Liberty."

From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington

They pointed me to the raid of John Brown—to the meeting in Boston, where the gallows of John Brown was carried with solemn ceremonies into the Cradle of Liberty.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)

But it has been asked in debate, 'Will not Massachusetts, the Cradle of Liberty, submit to such privations?'

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various