African Heritage

Expressions

The words of Frederick Douglass as spoken at College Hill on Emancipation Day, 1858, in contemporary expression. Performed under the…

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African American Burial Grounds: Red Hook

The map below  (drawn 2012 based on 1849 map courtesy of Historic Red Hook) shows a 1/3rd acre plot with…

3 years ago

Black Burial Grounds: Cedar Hill

One of the few African American burial grounds mentioned in Poucher & Reynolds Old Gravestones of Dutchess County in 1924.

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Black Burial Grounds: Poughkeepsie

Given the negligence in keeping records of the burial of persons of color historically, we often rely on other than…

3 years ago

Black Burial Grounds: Beacon

The Walter M. Patrice online library is a living, growing resource. Please encourage further work in studies of the local…

3 years ago

Sophia Pooley: In Her Own Words

Benjamin Drew published the book, The Refugee: or the Narratives of the Fugitive Slaves in Canada in 1856, capturing narratives…

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Black History Featured Collections

Highlights People 1941 VOICES Interviews of Manet Fowler Places AME Zion Church The Walter M. Patrice Collection Things Freedom For…

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DCHS Black History Publications

DCHS Yearbook Encore Edition: Articles Related to Black History Click bottom right full screen icon for best viewing: Lessons from…

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