There was no place in the Christian Church for racism, according to the Rev. Charles O. Judkins, longtime pastor of Christ Church Methodist in Glens Falls, NY. “You don’t belong in the church if you are a Klansman,” Judkins proclaimed at the annual Methodist Troy Conference in 1925.
Judkins was a prominent pastor, theological scholar, social justice advocate, and political influencer who frequently traveled to make speeches at urban cities. [Read more…] about 1920s: The KKK in Essex & Warren Counties




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I don’t feel old but when most of my youth’s teachers and mentors have passed on, I know I’ve arrived. When it comes to the Adirondacks and the “forever wild” provision of our state constitution, a number of us just lost a great, very determined, and very influential teacher in that field of green. 
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