In the U.S. and in Europe, monuments, memorials and historic names are being removed from public places because of their associations with colonial expansion, racial bigotry and discriminatory public policy. In this country . . .
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By Robert A. Scott
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7/24/20
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In what amounts to a bid to “un-erase” what was once considered a secret and unsavory aspect of Oyster Bay’s past, Claire Bellerjeau will present an interactive program — …
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By George Wallace
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2/14/20
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February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
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1/31/20
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Tom and Mercy, Ben, Nancy and Jacob. These were only five of the slaves who lived on Long Island before New York abolished slavery in 1827.
“In some cases, a single piece of paper with one of …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/27/19
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An eighth-grade social studies teacher at J.W. Dodd Middle School is out of the classroom and under investigation by the Freeport School District for a “poorly conceived and executed” assignment that asked students to write humorous captions under pictures of former slaves.
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By Nadya Nataly
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9/25/19
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As a senior at Mepham High School in Bellmore, I’m excited that ERASE Racism has launched a Long Island-wide public discussion called “How Do We Build a Just Long Island?”
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By Gabriela Daza
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2/8/19
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The mention of slavery is merely a snippet of information in most pages of American history books, perhaps suppressed in part due to people’s moral discomfort with the topic. But a new tour at …
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Youn-Joo Park
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12/11/18
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On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital.
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7/15/15
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Even though Justice Antonin Scalia got all “jiggery pokery” on us and referred to the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act as “apple sauce,” sanity prevailed in the nation’s highest court last week.
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7/1/15
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“This was the graveyard of the town,” Thomas Saltzman murmured, gesturing toward the carefully kept shelves of records that line the walls of the Town of Hempstead Archives. “This was every …
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By John Maher
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4/1/14
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