The words of Frederick Douglass as spoken at College Hill on Emancipation Day, 1858, in contemporary expression. Performed under the…
The map below (drawn 2012 based on 1849 map courtesy of Historic Red Hook) shows a 1/3rd acre plot with…
One of the few African American burial grounds mentioned in Poucher & Reynolds Old Gravestones of Dutchess County in 1924.
Given the negligence in keeping records of the burial of persons of color historically, we often rely on other than…
The Walter M. Patrice online library is a living, growing resource. Please encourage further work in studies of the local…
Benjamin Drew published the book, The Refugee: or the Narratives of the Fugitive Slaves in Canada in 1856, capturing narratives…
Highlights People 1941 VOICES Interviews of Manet Fowler Places AME Zion Church The Walter M. Patrice Collection Things Freedom For…
DCHS Yearbook Encore Edition: Articles Related to Black History Click bottom right full screen icon for best viewing: Lessons from…