THE THIRD MRS. GALWAY” CHRONICLES THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN RIVETING...
“THE THIRD MRS. GALWAY” CHRONICLES THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN
UPSTATE NEW YORK IN RIVETING DETAIL
--New Historical Novel Brings to Life Events of Anti-slavery Agitation Through the Lens
of an Enslaved Family’s Quest for Freedom--
August 11, 2021,...
Utica’s Bosnians Urge People To Never Forget The Genocide
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of one of the worst moments in human history, the genocide that took place at Srebrenica in Bosnia. The Bosnians of Utica marched around the MVCC campus wearing black T-Shirts...
My Father’s Battle with Housing Discrimination in the early 1950’s
By Cassandra Harris Lockwood Photo by Vernon J. Harris, Jr.
Vernon J. Harris, Jr. graduated from Catholic University in...
The History and Hope of the Black Economy
A Unique Struggle for Black Americans
By Eamon Handzel
The story of civilization involves the story of the minority. Whether or not that minority succeeds in its new adopted country rests almost entirely in its ability...
“Whites Only” Deeds in the 1960’s and How They Ended
By: Stephen Lee Lockwood, Esq.
It was the summer of 1966. I was 22 and between my second and third years at Albany Law School. I was one of the many thousands of White college...
Land Returned to Oneida Women Divided by International Borders and Colonization
Oneida women from the three communities located in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin, announced receiving a gift of nearly 30 acres of land from a Quaker ally within their traditional homelands in Clinton, N.Y....
Joanne Shenandoah Reads Remarkable True Story
Joanne Shenandoah Reads Remarkable True Story of a White Woman Captured by 18th Century Native Americans
“A Narrative of the Life of ” is the compelling story of a colonial girl who was captured by Shawnees...
The Doctrine of Discovery and the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A talk by Douglas M. George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk
Wednesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. at The Other Side, 2011 Genesee St., Utica
DOUGLAS M. GEORGE-KANENTIIO was born and raised on the shores of the Kaniatarowanenneh (St. Lawrence) River on...
SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 24 SESQUICENTENNIAL SCRAPBOOK
Joe Kelly's Sesquicentennial Scrapbook celebrates Utica's history in a series of fun and entertaining vignettes. The booklet was originally written for a weekly column in the Observer-Dispatch to commemorate the city's 150th anniversary. A lot has...
200+ Years of Debate – The Wheels of Progress Grind Slowly (A Timeline of...
Written By: Anthony Debella
The first federal health law, proposed by President George Washington, was passed in 1793, allowing the president to convene Congress outside the capital if epidemic disease threatened the members. Washington’s move...