Voices of Protest
A Proud History of Democracy & Dissent
Discover compelling people who made a difference at Old South Meeting House and the history of protest and free speech that continues to this day.
Within the Main Hall of Old South, see tea leaves and a tea crate label from the Boston Tea Party, a popular 3-D model of colonial Boston that is more than 100 years old, John Hancock’s portable writing desk, a statue of enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley and her first-edition 1773 book—and more!