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Slavery in Our Time

by Martha Foley

Jun 22, 2004 — Last Friday, Governor George Pataki signed a new law making June 19th a state holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, in the 1860s. But slavery isn't just history; it's contemporary. Martha Foley talks with a member of North Country Free the Slaves about modern day slavery. Go to full article

The Underground Railroad in Northern New York

by Brian Mann

Jul 30, 2001 — Historians re-examine the role of the Freedom Trail and the Underground Railroad in northern New York. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article

Dreaming of Timbuctoo

by Martha Foley

Jun 26, 2001 — We hear about Timbuctoo, a movement to settle free black New Yorkers in the Adirondacks--from the curator of a new exhibit opening this week at the Adirondack Museum. It was more than just a homesteading plan--the issue was voting rights. Go to full article

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