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Around the time of the Civil War, New York City was, contrary to what some may think, rather pro-slavery. There
For the last few hundred years, New York City has been one of the country’s epicenters of African-American and
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A historic house in Washington Heights that once belonged to abolitionist Dennis Harris might be demolished and replaced by a
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Alarming news hit the local news a month ago: the Weeksville Heritage Center, on the site that marks one of
Photo by Amy Cools On the occasion of the month of his birth in 1818 (the exact day is not
Did you know that the Underground Railroad once ran through New York City? The New York City stops were, in
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