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How our past shapes us : What was different about this year s Pilgrimage to Penfield

Every year Mercer students make a Pilgrimage to Penfield. However, there were a few changes made to the experience in order to acknowledge and more fully teach students about Mercer's complex history.

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Underground Railroad Month Program on September 17: Harriet Tubman s Life and Legacy

Thurmont, MD (PRWEB) August 15, 2022 Harriet Tubman’s Life and Legacy will be presented at historic Harriet Chapel (Catoctin Episcopal Parish), 12625

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Black history remembered at Kinderhook Persons of Color Cemetery

A once-forgotten 19th-century burial ground in the Columbia County town is now a hub of civic life, including hosting celebrations this Juneteenth.

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Juneteenth 2022: Celebrations in Rockland, Westchester

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news that slavery had been abolished reached Galveston, Texas.

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African American burial grounds: Where to find them in NY

Just like the neighboring state of New Jersey, New York has its share of African American burial grounds up and down the state from NYC to Rochester.

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