The year 2025 marks the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally. The rally took place on April 23, 1965, with over 20,000 people marching on Boston Common to protest racial imbalance in housing and schools. The march began at Carter Playground, at the corner of Columbus Ave., and ended at Boston Common. Martin Luther King led the march from Roxbury to Boston Common.
As part of the Everyone 250 Initiative and other 250 celebrations, Embrace Boston, in collaboration with the City of Boston, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and other community partners, will march from Copley Square and gather at the Embrace Monument/Parkman Bandstand.
EVENT SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS:
- 10:30AM: Freedom March from Copley Square
- 11:00AM: Boylston Street & Charles Street
- 12:00-2:30PM: Freedom Rally at the Boston Common Parkman Bandstand
