Every Month is Black History Month
Images from January, 2021 Calendar: Map depicting the status of slavery in the United States from 1775-1865, published 1893. Schomburg Center for Research in … More Every Month is Black History Month »
Category: Black History Month
Fritz Winfred Alexander, II: First Black Court of Appeals Judge Appointed to a 14-Year Term
This article was written by Angela Burton, and is an excerpt of her biography of Judge Alexander, which was originally published in The Judges of … More Fritz Winfred Alexander, II: First Black Court of Appeals Judge Appointed to a 14-Year Term »
Judge Jane Bolin
This article was written by David L. Goodwin. It was first published in the Dutchess County Historical Society Yearbook. David is a Staff Attorney at … More Judge Jane Bolin »
A Tribute to Judge Harold A. Stevens During Black History Month
This blog article by Margery Corbin Eddy, Lisa LeCours, Paul McGrath and Frances Murray is excerpted from a tribute of the same title originally published … More A Tribute to Judge Harold A. Stevens During Black History Month »
Elizabeth Jennings and the Desegregation of Public Transportation in New York City
In 1852, the Third Avenue Railroad Company obtained a franchise to construct and operate a street railway service in parts of Manhattan. The company … More Elizabeth Jennings and the Desegregation of Public Transportation in New York City »