West Hartford Will Name Street After 2 Enslaved Women: Report

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The West Hartford town council voted unanimously to rename New Street in Blue Back Square "Dinah Road," and according to the Hartford Courant the name is designed to honor two women who were enslaved in town.

The women, a mother and daughter both named Dinah, were forced to work on an estate where Hall High School is now located in the mid-1700s, the Courant reported, citing town historian Tracey Wilson.

The change is nearly a year in the making, and it was led by members of the Mayor's Youth Council and the Witness Stones Project, the Courant said.

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