In 1870, civil rights activist Frederick Douglass visited Newburgh, toured Washington’s Headquarters and spoke at the Opera House to urge Black men to exercise their newly won franchise rights. Photo by Library of Congress. Orange County pays tribute to Black History Month Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus is proud to recognize Black History Month, which runs through the month of February.... Local News 06 Feb 2023 | 03:09
Online. Black History Month webinar series Jewish Federation of Orange County and its partners will host a four-part online Black History Month series. Designed to collectively... Local News 31 Jan 2023 | 10:18
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gotta be Wortth It from Pexels 2021 is the 25th anniversary of Black History Month in Orange County On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, the Orange County Legislature began the annual recognition of Black History month by voting unanimously.... Local News 23 Feb 2021 | 02:12
‘We have to figure out a better way of examining our collective conscience’ Black History month, like other race-based acknowledgments about the contributions to our culture that our nation of immigrants... Letters to the Editor 07 Feb 2021 | 06:50
The classic autobiography detailing the abuse of young Black women bound in slavery, “Incidents in The Life of a Slave Girl,” was written in Cornwall by Harriet Jacobs who escaped from Maryland and made a new life in Orange County. Orange County pays tribute to Black History Month Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus is proud to recognize Black History Month, which runs through the month of February.... Local News 03 Feb 2021 | 03:40
"Harmonizing" by Horace Pippin depicts a Goshen scene. Orange County pays tribute to Black History Month Oange County Executive Steve Neuhaus is proud to recognize Black History Month, which runs through February. “Black History... Local News 05 Feb 2020 | 01:08
