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The truth about slavery in Erie County in the 19th century
"The history of slavery in Erie and in this country needs to be known ... through the deep snow on his back," according to a late 19th-century newspaper account. Emma Howell, after she was ...
Free Black Staten Island settlers greatly contributed to 19th Century N.Y. economy through oyster industry
The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...