Preceding the American Civil War, the African American community in Troy was the prominent center of racial justice activism. The community was recognized at that time for tenacious leadership in…
Author Talk and Signing with Andrew Delbanco. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Rhinebeck Reformed Church, the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County and the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History…
Collections Committee is setting up a museum quality artifact management system for the thousands of artifacts unearthed through a variety of archeological digs across the years, and the Collections Committee…
All are welcome to join in the discussion of Black Reconstruction in American 1860-1880 by E.B. Du Bois. Books are available for $25 from Underground Railroad History Project. Du Bois…
CALLING ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING OR LEARNING HOW TO PLAY CHESS, A HISTORIC GAME SET IN A HISTORIC HOUSE. BOARDS AND PLAYING PIECES PROVIDED. ALL AGES AND ABILITY LEVELS WELCOME.
Ken Aslakson, PhD, Union College, will discuss antebellum New York, home to some of the time period’s most well-known freedom seekers. No person of African descent was ever completely secure…
What more is there to know about the Underground Railroad? It was all about Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass and helping escaping slaves find freedom in Canada, wasn't it? Whose…
Join Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, Scholars-in-Residence at Russell Sage College, and Oscar Williams, PhD at SUNY Albany on WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s Vox Pop at 2pm on Wednesday, February…
Join in the planning of 5 Boros to Freedom 2020 - a celebration of African American history and culture in the five boroughs of New York City. HIGHLIGHTING THE PINKSTER…
July 4th Oration, 2020 planning starts now! Lend a hand to design a memorable July 4th program. Framed by Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, What to the Slave is Your Fourth…
The LiberytCon 2020 Planning Team invites you to join with them in the planning and implementation of this history-changing event. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month…
You are invited to join the Member Campaign planning team. Recognizing those who are already members, setting an action plan in place to expand membership, and implementing that plan are…