A First in Periscope History, +Janice Temple recorded the first Black History global livestream of the National Park Service African American Historic Site on Saturday, November 7, 2015. +Janice Temple shared the history of the Boston African American Freedom Trail in front of the Boston African American History Museum located in the Beacon Hill area which was Boston's Free Black Community in the 19th Century. The African Meeting House which was built in 1806 is adjunct to the museum. The African Meeting House is known for several "Firsts". It is the location of the First Black Church in America and the First Black Public School in the U.S. The African Meeting House is also known as location of the enlistment in 1863 of the 54th Regiment which was the First Black Regiment to be recruited in the north led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. The 1989 Academy award winning movie "Glory" starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman tells the story of the 54th Regiment. In 1833 the First American born woman to speak publicly to a gender-mixed audience was a Black woman by the name of Maria Stewart.
This scope was watched by 1.5 thousand Periscope Viewers Worldwide resulting in engagement of 676 comments and 41.8 hearts (which equal likes). +Janice Temple gained over 1,000 new followers from the periscope broadcast. Twitter @TheJaniceTemple results 6,467 Twitter Followers Up +387, Tweet Impressions 173k Up 67.5%, Profile Visits 3,266 Up 54.9%, and Mentions 600 Up 94.8%.
Watch the Live Broadcast Below
On Saturday +Janice Temple also livestreamed the First Black History Trail National Park Service Tour led by Ranger Dan. The 90-minute Seasonal Free Walking Boston Black Heritage Trail Tour begins at the Boston Common's 54th Regiment Robert Gould Shaw Memorial and ends at The African Meeting House. Please check the National Park Service website for tour details.
About Janice Temple
- 7 Year Career Flight Attendant
- Travel Writer 7 Years
- The Skychi Travel Guide Editor & Digital Content Producer
- Lived in Argentina, Belgium, France, Turkey and Venezuela Traveled to over 30 Countries
- Linguist Fluent French & Some Spanish
- Featured Katch Broadcaster
- World Kindness Day Ambassador
- Social Media Week Chicago Speaker
- Social Media Week Lagos Speaker
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