AAHS hosted The Underestimated: Hillburn’s Brook School and the Fight Against Segregation, an evening revisiting the 1943 desegregation fight in Hillburn—when Black families, supported by the NAACP, challenged unequal schools and helped lay groundwork for the broader civil rights movement.
Reflections on Juneteenth: Uncovering the Hidden Histories of Seneca Village and Skunk Hollow The 2024 Juneteenth event, hosted by the African American Historical Society of Rockland County, brought the community together to not only celebrate freedom but to uncover the hidden legacies of African American resilience. Attendees were treated...
THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CHALLENGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE US MILITARY The African American Historical Society of Rockland County offered two free programs on February 2015 (February 25th at 10AM and 7PM and with a snow date) in collaboration with the Rockland Community College African American History Month Committee...
The African American Historical Society of Rockland County in collaboration with Rockland Community College’s Performing Arts Department will present an engaging, cultural and educational program called “A Glimpse of the Harlem Renaissance.” In recognition of African American History Month, this program will highlight an unprecedented era in U.S. history...
COMMENTARIES FOR THE VOTE Elaine Jones, Part I Elaine Jones, Part II Jack Greenberg John Lewis Vernon Jordan
Within the fabric of American identity is woven a story that has long been invisible—the lives and experiences of people who share African American and Native American ancestry. African and Native peoples came together in the Americas. Over centuries, African Americans and Native Americans created shared histories, communities, families,...
Knowing the Past to Understand Our Present This is a community event for the entire family in observance of the documented arrival of African people during 1619 in Jamestown Virginia. Sponsored by the African American Historical Society of Rockland County (AAHS). The year 2019 marks 400 years since the documented...
The Gift of Music: Composers of the African Diaspora was presented to 500 school children from school districts across the county and to the community-at-large in two programs. The identical presentations showcased male and female composers from the U.S. and from other parts of the world and introduced audiences...
A Mighty River: Celebrating the Contributions of the Peoples of the African Diaspora to the Economic Development along the Lower Hudson River Presented on February 5, 2009, at SUNY Rockland Community College. The conference consisted of the following: A morning session for Rockland County students in Grades 7-9 An afternoon session for...