Beacon Hill in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Wendell Phillips

1811 - 1884

— Prophet of Liberty • Champion of the Slave —

Wendell Phillips Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

1. Wendell Phillips Monument

Inscription.

Whether in chains or in laurels
liberty knows nothing but victories
———————————
I love inexpressibly
these streets of Boston
over whose pavements my mother
held up tenderly my baby feet
and if God grants me time enough
I will make them too pure
to bear the footsteps
of a slave

Erected 1915.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Government & Politics.

Location. 42° 21.163′ N, 71° 4.1′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. Marker is on Boylston Street east of Arlington Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Boston Public Garden, Boston MA 02116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Thomas Cass and the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (within shouting distance of this marker); 1893 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historical Development of Park Square (about 300 feet away); Poe Returning to Boston

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(about 300 feet away); Edward A. Filene (about 400 feet away); Edgar Allan Poe (about 400 feet away); Gilbert Stuart (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . .
1. Wendell Phillips Bio. (Submitted on May 29, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Wendell Phillips Writings. (Submitted on May 29, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Wendell Phillips Collection at Harvard Library. (Submitted on May 29, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Wendell Phillips Quote image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

2. Wendell Phillips Quote

Wendell Phillips Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

3. Wendell Phillips Statue

Wendell Phillips Statue Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

4. Wendell Phillips Statue Detail

Breaking the chains of slavery

Wendell Phillips Statue Sculptor's Mark image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

5. Wendell Phillips Statue Sculptor's Mark

Daniel Chester French

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 29, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.