One hundred years ago, in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, wealthy African Americans from Oklahoma joined Little Liberia, an economic opportunity to improve the lives of African Americans in the U.S. through economic advancement in Mexico. They also created a sister organization, the International Community Welfare League, that sought to combat White supremacy, which they identified as a main culprit for racial inequality in the U.S and in the hemisphere. [Read more…] about Fighting White Supremacy After Tulsa
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Juneteenth Celebration Set For Potsdam
Black Lives Matter Potsdam NY will host the second Potsdam community-wide Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 19th. This event will celebrate the culture of African-Americans and provide a space for Black voices to be honored. [Read more…] about Juneteenth Celebration Set For Potsdam
Women’s Rights Reform, Revolution, & Relatedness Teacher Workshop
Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP) has announced their Summer 2021 Virtual Teacher Workshop, “Reform, Revolution, & Relatedness,” a four-day virtual workshop from July 12th through 15th. [Read more…] about Women’s Rights Reform, Revolution, & Relatedness Teacher Workshop
‘Black Devils’ At War In Europe & At Home
On April 6th 1917 America declared war against Germany. It was the first time in the nation’s history that the United States sent soldiers abroad to defend foreign soil. In May 1917, General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing was designated Supreme Commander of the troops in France. He assembled the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in July 1917 and its involvement on the battlefield tipped the balance in favor of Allied Forces towards the middle of 1918. [Read more…] about ‘Black Devils’ At War In Europe & At Home
A Black Voting Rights Program In Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society has announced “The Story of Timbuctoo: Black Voting Rights in the Adirondacks,” free program set for Friday, June 18th. [Read more…] about A Black Voting Rights Program In Ticonderoga
Attica Prison Uprising Traveling Exhibition Available
The New York State Museum is making a seven-panel exhibition available to museums, libraries, and cultural organizations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising in September 1971. This exhibition presents various viewpoints from the prison uprising and its aftermath, and discusses the wider impacts of the event and why this story is important fifty years later. [Read more…] about Attica Prison Uprising Traveling Exhibition Available
Clinton County Cemetery Tours Set To Resume
The Clinton County Historical Association has announced that local cemetery tours are set to resume on Saturday, June 19th, with a tour of four cemeteries in the towns of Peru and Ausable, NY. [Read more…] about Clinton County Cemetery Tours Set To Resume
Southampton History Museum Carriage House Shop Opens
The Southampton History Museum, located at 17 Meeting House Lane in the Village of Southampton, on Long Island, has announced the opening of its Carriage House Shop for the Hamptons summer season. Twelve dealers, specializing in vintage furniture, jewelry, designer clothing, glassware, antique ceramics, original artwork, trade signs and more, will be selling inside the Shop located on the grounds of the Rogers Mansion Museum Complex. [Read more…] about Southampton History Museum Carriage House Shop Opens
FreeThemWalkers Travel Underground Railroad
Members of the FreeThemWalk team arrived in Peterboro on Monday, May 31st to tour the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum. The Team started its 900 mile walk in Lynchburg, VA, and plans to finish the walk in Buffalo on June 19th, in time for the Juneteenth Festival.
The FreeThemWalk Team follows many of the Underground Railroad paths of the network that provided aid and safe houses to enslaved peoples heading north to escape slavery in the south. Hundreds of freedom seekers found support and escape in Upstate New York the first half of the 19th Century. [Read more…] about FreeThemWalkers Travel Underground Railroad
Kayak Through History Returning To Mohawk River
The Schenectady County Historical Society (SCHS) has announced the return of Kayak Through History guided paddling tours of Schenectady along the Mohawk River. [Read more…] about Kayak Through History Returning To Mohawk River