ShareCivil Rights
New York was a national center for abolitionism, at the forefront of the Underground Railroad movement, and where black leaders like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman made their home and worked with allies like Gerrit Smith and William Seward to end slavery in America. That legacy of equality continued with the birth of the modern gay rights movement in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Sites across New York State bring this civil rights history to life for all who celebrate liberty and justice.
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1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse
The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse is a National center of reform in United States history. Throughout history it has served as a meeting place for Seneca Indians, African Americans and women.... more
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Abyssinian Baptist Church
Civil rights history can be found on countless blocks across Harlem. The Abyssinian Baptist Church was the first African-American Baptist Church in New York State, founded in 1808 when a group of... more
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African Burial Ground National Monument
From about the 1690s until 1794, both free and enslaved Africans were buried at the African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan. The site is, the first National Monument dedicated to Africans of early... more
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Bowne House
The oldest building in Queens, dating to c1661, the Bowne House is an emblem to tolerance and diversity. Named for John Bowne who fought for his right to worship freely as a Quaker against Dutch New... more
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92
The Brooklyn Navy Yard was founded in 1801 as the New York Naval Shipyard, one of the most active and innovative military shipbuilding facilities in the United States. During the Revolutionary War,... more
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Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
The Castellani Art Museum serves as a cultural resource for Niagara University and its surrounding community and an attraction for regional and international tourists. Exhibitions of nationally known... more
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Cayuga Museum of History and Art
The Cayuga Museum and Case Research Lab are located on the historic Willard-Case Estate. The property is comprised of three buildings, the Willard-Case Mansion, which houses self-guided tours about... more
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Chemung Valley History Museum
Through publications, exhibits, and educational programming, CCHS tells the stories of Chemung County. In addition, CCHS shows how the people, places, and events of the region fit into state and... more
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Colored Musicians Club
The Museum highlights the history of the oldest continuously run African American musicians club in the US. With an environment where people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds could come... more
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Dutch Stone Houses of Hurley Village The
In Hurley, the Dutch Stone Houses of Old Hurley, a 330-year-old Dutch village, include 25 of the oldest private homes in the US. Tour some of these historic homes on Stone House Day, the second... more
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Forest Lawn Cemetery
Begun in 1849 on 269 acres, Forest Lawn is one of America`s premier historic cemeteries. Buried here are U.S. President Millard Fillmore, 47 Buffalo mayors, Seneca Indian Chief Red Jacket, Shirley... more
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Frederick Douglass Resource Center
The FDRC is committed to articulating the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass and African American heritage and culture.... more
