Posted on June 19, 2021 9:00 am
Published by hradmin
By The History Reader
As of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the United States were declared legally free by President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. However, as Union law could not be implemented in the Confederate-held south, slaves were not … Read the article
Posted on October 23, 2015 2:48 pm
Published by hradmin
by Shane White
Jeremiah Hamilton: Prince of Darkness
At a little after ten o’clock on Tuesday evening, July 14, 1863, the second day of the New York Draft Riots, a mob marched down East 29th Street chanting menacingly “68, … Read the article
Posted on May 29, 2015 8:02 pm
Published by Alastair Hayes
By Ginger Adams Otis
Black Firefighters
It’s no secret that FDNY firefighters are among the best in the world, but here’s a little-known fact about New York’s Bravest: a black woman was among the city’s earliest black firefighters. Her name … Read the article
Posted on July 22, 2014 10:00 am
Published by Joanie Martinez
By Chris Tomlinson
Tomlinson Hill is the stunning story of two families—one white, one black—who trace their roots to a slave plantation that bears their name.
My grandfather used to tell me that our family had owned slaves before the Civil … Read the article