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Quotes about slavery, immigrants, and war memorials scheduled to be removed at Bunker Hill historic site

By Tonya Alanez, Lauren Albano and Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff,Updated June 4, 2026, 11:03 p.m.
A visitor was silhouetted as he stood at the base of Bunker Hill Monument in 2025.
A visitor was silhouetted as he stood at the base of Bunker Hill Monument in 2025.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The National Park Service has ordered three quotes removed from banners at the Bunker Hill Monument that comment on American slavery, the contributions of immigrants, and the purpose of war memorials.

The quotes hang in the Bunker Hill Lodge, which serves as an entrance to the 221-foot-high monument, and flank a statue of patriot leader Joseph Warren, who was killed June 17, 1775, in the first large-scale battle of the Revolution.

Staff for US Senator Edward J. Markey confirmed the quotes are due to be removed. At the park on Friday, National Park Service rangers declined to comment on when the quotes would be taken down.

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One quote was written by G.B. Stebbins in a letter to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison on May 22, 1846.
One quote was written by G.B. Stebbins in a letter to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison on May 22, 1846.National Parks Conservation Association/Courtesy Photo
One quote was published in The Boston Globe on May 23, 1971.
One quote was published in The Boston Globe on May 23, 1971.National Parks Conservation Association/Courtesy Photo
A quote about immigration was published in The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston achdiocese, on May 8, 1875.
A quote about immigration was published in The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston achdiocese, on May 8, 1875.National Parks Conservation Association/Courtesy Photo
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