Spotlighting Black history in Central Pa.
In our area, black leaders and significant events have a role in shaping the country to where it is today. Author: Jermaine Rowley (FOX43) Updated: 8:40 AM EST February 26, 2021
PENNSYLVANIA, USA Black History is also American history and the only way we can move forward is to acknowledge our past. In our area, black leaders and significant events have a role in shaping the country to where it is today.
For Black History Month, FOX43 dives into Central Pennsylvania s history.
South-central Pennsylvania including Cumberland, Franklin, York and Adams counties were slaveholding capitals from the 1770s until almost the 1830s.