Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABOUT URCNYS The Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State is a network of organizations, historic sites and community ...
February is Black History Month. Here’s a piece of Black history you might not know about. The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is here in Upstate New York, in the tiny town of Peterboro ...
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Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or economic changes. But what if both perspectives are looking at only part of the ...
Abolitionist Place park, a public park that commemorates Brooklyn’s abolitionist history, is finally open to the public after at least 20 years of planning, multiple controversies, several iterations, ...
Sojourner Truth, the African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate and social activist revered to this day for her presentation on racial inequalities, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" ...
ALBANY, N.Y. — As Black History Month approaches, the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State is offering organizations across New York its Freedom 2027 Online Calendar, a statewide ...
DUMBO, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Kathy Wheat, a visitor from Colorado, was strolling through the Fulton Ferry Landing in Dumbo Brooklyn when she stumbled upon something unexpected. “I just happened to be ...
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