Sandy Ground Historical Society, Black History Celebration goes virtual
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. An annual fundraiser supporting the Staten Island grown Sandy Ground Historical Society will take to the virtual space this month.
The event, titled “Rising from the Sandy Ground,” aims to inform those from Staten Island, and beyond, of Sandy Ground’s lesser known history as well as begin a fundraiser to support the Sandy Ground Historical Society. The grounds, currently located in the Rossville neighborhood of Staten Island, were a haven from persecution for freed African-Americans starting with the first documented land purchased by an African-American on Staten Island in 1828. The land was purchased three months after slavery was abolished in New York state.