Founded in 1949 by Otto and Muriel Snowden, Freedom House has supported generations of Bostonians with a mission to “improve the civic, educational, recreational and general welfare of the entire Upper Roxbury community.”
Freedom House has welcome many famous visitors in its 75 years. Sammy Davis Jr. visited in 1964 with his wife May Britt.
This photograph of Otto and Muriel Snowden in front of Freedom House was used in a 10th anniversary report in 1959. “That auditorium at 14 Crawford Street was a very popular place for our community and for young people to go and enjoy themselves,” says Arthur.That goal hasn’t changed. Much of Freedom House’s programming now centers youth, from ninth graders to college seniors.
Williams and Webb helped steward an archive project that looks at Freedom House’s past. Freedom House youth and staff sifted through old documents and photos that are part of Freedom House’s extensive archive, stored at Northeastern University. Two guest books overflowing with signatures help visualize the many people who passed through the Freedom House doors. Local hero Melnea Cass was on the Freedom House board of directors along with Dr. Howard Thurman. Photos and news clippings show Martin Luther King Jr. attending a 1958 Freedom House lunch in his honor and John F. Kennedy at Freedom House’s 10th anniversary reception. In 1964, Sammy Davis Jr. was another famous visitor.
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