Remember and Honor

Join us for these programs that honor the achievements, culture, and contributions of Black Americans, in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month:

The Civil Rights Movement on Long Island (Online Class)
Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Utilizing images from local historical societies and private collections, Christopher Verga, Long Island history professor and author of Civil Rights on Long Island, will tell the story of how, although often overlooked, Long Island has been a battleground for the civil rights movement. Click here to register starting 12/16.

Ingenuity And Resistance: The History of African American Foods in Early New York (In-Person)
Thursday, February 19, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Local historian Melanie Cardone-Leathers will discuss the culinary history of African Americans in the New York area. Learn the stories behind these foods and customs as she explores the day-to-day life of early African American New Yorkers with special attention to what they were eating and drinking, the recipes and ingredients of the time, and the legacies they left behind. Click here to register starting 1/12.

Remember Liss: A New American Founding Figure (Online Class)
Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 – 8:o0 p.m.
A captivating program exploring the remarkable story of Elizabeth “Liss”, an enslaved woman owned by the Townsend family of Oyster Bay. Through Liss’s extraordinary journey, historian and author Claire Bellerjeau sheds new light on the Revolutionary era and the nation’s founding, revealing this pivotal history through the eyes of an enslaved Black woman seeking liberty in a country fighting for its own. Click here to register starting 12/16.

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