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A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

February 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 20th Century Civil Rights MovementBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State. 

The new book 20th Century Civil Rights Movement: An Africana Studies Perspective (Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2021) by Dr. Mark Christian looks at the major aspects of the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement, featuring sources directly associated with those whom led and marched on the campaigns. [Read more…] about A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, Books, Civil Rights, Political History

Gretchen Sorin On African American Travel And Civil Rights

January 17, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

driving while blackThe Jay Heritage Center is set to host Gretchen Sorin, author of Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights (2020), to share her compelling account of the impact of automobile transportation on the Civil Rights movement. [Read more…] about Gretchen Sorin On African American Travel And Civil Rights

Filed Under: Books, Events, History Tagged With: Black History, Books, Civil Rights, Transportation, Transportation History

Marcus Garvey In Harlem: Roots of African Independence

August 31, 2020 by James S. Kaplan Leave a Comment

Universal African Legion in front of the UNIA Liberty Hall on 138th Ave in Harlem, NY during the 1924 UNIA Convention's opening day parade. Photo by James Van Der Zee.Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born printer who as a young man became keenly aware of the severe discrimination against Black people, particularly dark skinned people, internationally.

He later moved to London where he met several Black Nationalists seeking to end white European colonialism in Africa.

At a library in London he read Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery in which Washington, the founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, urged that African-Americans pull themselves up and establish black institutions, over seeking equal rights through integration. [Read more…] about Marcus Garvey In Harlem: Roots of African Independence

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, Civil Rights, Harlem, New York City, Political History

July 4th, 1827: Freedom Day

July 3, 2020 by Deirdre Sinnott 8 Comments

Mother A. M. E. Zion Church Historical marker As the last enslaved people living in New York State were officially freed on July 4th, 1827, celebrations reigned.

According to the New-York Spectator, people packed the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church on the corner of Church and Leonard Streets in Manhattan. The major societies for the support and liberation of African American people were there. Banners and flags festooned the church. “Several hymns written for the occasion were sung.”

Portraits of John Jay, a founder of the Manumission Society who had himself owned five people until 1800, and Matthew Clarkson, who introduced a bill for the gradual end of slavery to the New York State Legislature, were hung near a bust of Daniel D. Tompkins, who as Governor of New York had proposed this date as the day for emancipation. [Read more…] about July 4th, 1827: Freedom Day

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Civil Rights, Fourth of July, Manhattan, Political History, Slavery

Preservation Long Island Offering Racial Bias Virtual Events, Resources

July 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Jupiter Hammon ProjectThe painful effects of racial bias and the long legacy of slavery are now on full display in our country. While many people live their lives shielded from such brutal realities, others must live them each day; carefully and often wary that any encounter could be fatal.

This different reality is a topic that causes discomfort, pain, and fear. Honest communication about race and the legacy of slavery in America is necessary to initiate change and foster a more equitable society. Conversation alone will not address or repair these issues. What is essential is dialogue towards understanding and empathy. [Read more…] about Preservation Long Island Offering Racial Bias Virtual Events, Resources

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New Exhibits, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Civil Rights, Preservation Long Island, Slavery

LGBTQ Pride Month Is History In Action

June 17, 2020 by Kelly Metzgar Leave a Comment

ANCGALGBTQI+ Pride Month is normally associated with colorful parades and marches and speeches by local, regional, and national leaders, but it’s part of an important political history as well.

Out of all the months in the year, why June? [Read more…] about LGBTQ Pride Month Is History In Action

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance, Civil Rights, diversity, Gender, Gender History, LGBTQ, Political History

Fred Hazel: Binghamton’s Fighter For Racial Justice

May 19, 2020 by Richard White Leave a Comment

Fred C HazelAfter moving to Binghamton from the City of New York in 1911, Fred C. Hazel’s civil rights work spurred his biographic inclusion in the 1915 edition of Who’s Who of the Colored Race.

His notable pre-1911 accomplishments included graduating from the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (the Hampton Institute, who boasted Booker T., Washington as an alum), and owning a business, the Hampton Upholstering Company. After the 27-year-old man relocated to the Parlor City, he quickly pursued two ventures that were completed by the middle of 1912. [Read more…] about Fred Hazel: Binghamton’s Fighter For Racial Justice

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Binghamton, Black History, Civil Rights, NAACP, New York City

Central Park Women’s Rights Statue Unveiling Date Set

January 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Rendering of the statue to be built in New Yorks Central ParkMonumental Women has set a date for the unveiling of the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument on the Mall in the City of New York’s Central Park. The statue is the first statue depicting a real woman in the Park’s 167-year History.

The original statue of women’s rights pioneers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was redesigned to include Sojourner Truth after criticism that the original design excluded the contributions of people of color. It’s being sculpted by Meredith Bergmann. [Read more…] about Central Park Women’s Rights Statue Unveiling Date Set

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Abolition, Central Park, Civil Rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, NYC, Public History, Slavery, Sojouner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Women Suffrage

1920s KKK Recruiting Efforts in Northern New York

January 6, 2020 by Lawrence P. Gooley 16 Comments

BrthNation posterWhile we often look back fondly on the Roaring 20s for a number of reasons, it was a very dark period in the North Country in at least one regard: bigotry. For several years, the region was a hotbed of Ku Klux Klan activity during a high-profile recruiting effort.

The assumption today might be that the effort failed miserably among the good people of the north. But the truth is, the Klan did quite well, signing thousands of new members to their ranks. [Read more…] about 1920s KKK Recruiting Efforts in Northern New York

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Black History, Civil Rights, Cultural History, Political History, Potsdam, Prohibition

How The Bill of Rights Developed

October 16, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldLaw is all around us. And the basis of American Law comes not only from our early American past, but from our founding documents.

This episode begins our 4th Doing History series. Over the next four episodes, we’ll explore the early American origins of the Bill of Rights as well as the history of the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment will serve as our case study so we can see where our rights come from and how they developed from the early American past. [Read more…] about How The Bill of Rights Developed

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Bill of Rights, Civil Rights, Constitution, Early American History, National Archives, Podcasts, Political History

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