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In 1849, Lewis and Harriet Hayden arrived in Boston after freeing themselves from Kentucky slaveowners. Lewis ran a clothing store and Harriet ran a boarding house in their home on what is now Phillips Street. Boarders included more than 100 self-emancipated slaves. Lewis became the first black government employee in Massachusetts, and Harriet bequeathed money to Harvard for the education of black medical students. Their story and those of 38 other business men and women are told in the exhibit "Black Entrepreneurs of the 18th and 19th Centuries" at the Museum of African American History. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (through Sept. 30). Free (donations are welcome). The Museum of African American History, 46 Joy St., Boston. 617-725-0022. www.maah.org JUNE WULFF
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