VOL 23-2

The Bethel-Christian Avenue-Laurel Hill Historic District

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Bethel-Christian Avenue-Laurel Hill Historic District

review, The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island

The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island: A History. By John A. Strong. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2011. 332 pp., list of illustrations, preface, appendix, notes, references, and index. $29.95 hardcover. John Strong might be called the dean of Long Island Indian studies. Over the course of his career, he has produced several excellent histories of Long Island […]

Introduction: African Americans on Long Island, A Rich History

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Issues of cultural awareness and racial equality for African Americans have long been important topics of discussion on Long Island. Historical research has proven that blacks were tightly woven into the social fabrics of both Nassau and Suffolk Counties since the earliest settlement period. However, most of the initial fact-finding and preservation of artifacts related […]

Mapping African American History Across Long Island

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African American experiences on Long Island are tied to the earliest colonial period. They include struggles with slavery, quests for freedom and autonomy, and the building of long-lasting institutions and ways of life that have given the region its character. In addition to the in-depth case studies featured in this special issue of the Long […]

Preserving Church Lane: Applied Anthropology and History in a Long Island African-American Community

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While travelling along Middle Road in Cutchogue, New York, you may notice the large Town of Southold sanitation facility seemingly out-of-place among the agricultural fields, vineyards, and farm houses. What you will likely not see is the historic Church Lane neighborhood, which borders the sanitation facility on the north side of Middle Road. This is […]

The Migration of Jupiter Hammon and His Family: From Slavery to Freedom and its Consequences

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Introduction Jupiter Hammon, acclaimed as the United States’ first published African American poet, is now recognized as a significant figure in American literature. Born in 1711, he published his first poem in 1760 and died about 1805, leaving an important body of poetry and prose. He lived most of his life on a large northern […]