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Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture, the namesake behind Boston’s new Haitian cultural center?

May 20, 2024Arts, Culture & Media

The Toussaint L’Ouverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts, is set to celebrate its groundbreaking near TD Garden in Boston on May 20. It will act as a gathering place and resource center for local Haitians. And organizers hope it will also help the legacy of one of history’s great leaders live on. GBH’s Esteban Bustillos has the story.

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