For decades, Seneca Village was a thriving 19th century community predominantly of Black New Yorkers, until city officials forced the residents out in order to make way for the development of Central ...

Most people who walk through Central Park, from tourists to lifelong New Yorkers, have no idea of the history under their feet. In 1825, a 25-year-old African American shoe shiner named Andrew ...

NOTE: The date of this event has changed since this story was first published. It will now take place Sunday, June 18. The serene setting of one of New York City’s first African American communities ...

Historical Archaeology, Vol. 42, No. 1, Living in Cities Revisited: Trends in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Urban Archaeology (2008), pp. 97-107 (11 pages) African Americans in antebellum New York ...

Seneca Village was located in what later became Central Park, and many of the earliest residents were African Americans. The village was evicted through eminent domain before the park was built. It’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANHATTAN — To a modern-day visitor, Seneca ...

A resident-led petition calling for a vote of no confidence in Seneca Falls Town Supervisor Frank Schmitter was introduced ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Bell’s next release in its Celebration Series will pay respect to its Black and African American employees, while raising awareness to a part of American history not often discussed.