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Curriculum Library
Explore all the New-York Historical Society-created curriculum materials, which align with New York State Learning Standards and contain lesson plans and primary sources (documents, photos, maps and...
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Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery
Teaser: The Klingenstein Library of the New-York Historical Society holds among its many resources a substantial collection of manuscript materials documenting American slavery and the slave trade in...
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Examination Days: The New York African Free School Collection
Teaser: In 1787 the New York Manumission Society created the African Free School with the primary goal of educating black children. It began as a single-room schoolhouse with about 40 students, the...
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Examination Days: The New York African Free School Collection
Jun 29 2011Jun 29 2011It began as a single-room schoolhouse with about 40 students, the majority of whom were the children of slaves, and by the time it was absorbed into the New York City public...
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Teaser: One of the great, and growing, strengths of the department’s collections is records of churches, benevolent societies, educational groups, and art unions that have reached out to New York’s...
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Scavenger Hunt: Celebrate James McCune Smith: Abolitionist, Physician, New...
Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pmRepeats every day until Tue Jan 22 2013 . Sat, 01/19/2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pmSun, 01/20/2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pmMon, 01/21/2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pmSaturday -...
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Reading into History Book Wrap: Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story...
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 3:00pmSun, 02/24/2013 - 3:00pmReading into History Book Wrap: Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground Meet Co-Author Gary McGowan...
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Reading Into History Book Wrap Event: Home Is With Our Family
Speaker: Joyce Hansen Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 3:30pmWed, 06/19/2013 - 3:30pmWednesday, June 19, 3:30 pm Free with Museum admission. Ages 9-12.Sold out: Tickets available 0 read more
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African American Leaders Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 10:00am - Monday, January 20, 2014 - 5:00pmSat, 01/18/2014 - 10:00am - Mon, 01/20/2014 - 5:00pmJanuary 18 – 20; Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. DayMeet the inspiring and...
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