Sodus & The End of Slavery: UGRR, Abolitionists and USCT Civil War Veterans from the Maxwell Settlement
February 14, 2026
2026 gives us pause to commemorate two significant creation events in our nation’shistory: our nation’s birth 250 years ago and the designation of Negro HistoryWeek. The first we have recognized since its inception with our annual Independence Day festivities. The second, created 100 years ago by Carter G.Woodson, was a corrective for America’s penchant to consistently overlook thecontributions of Black Americans and other people of color to our national history.
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