Tyrone Wilson and Jules Farr will present on a reparations project that their organizations collaborated on – the protection of a forgotten African burial ground in Kingston, New York. They employed a youth design team to create a public memorial at the site that was supported by the community, and this design will be implemented…
Join with Paul Stewart to learn more about the Florence Farming and Lumber Association, an economic development plan organized by Stephen Myers and set up in Florence, New York. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). All presentations will be…
The Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us to believe. In the midst of significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to abolish the institution of slavery in…
