African Americans

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Various books and souvenir publications related to the Niagara Falls region including Canada. Publications range from 1953 to 2005.

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Photocopied composition of Cave of the Winds March Two Step by Nathaniel Dett

Scope and Contents This series is a group of files that were the day-to-day operating files of the Chamber of Commerce. They include topics such as, but not limited to: hydropower, power authority, orientation for directors of C of C, certificates of incorporation, Black Achievers, Artpark, Tesla, De-watering the Falls, Maid of the Mist Festival, Ice Boom, Bridge Stats, Adams Power Station, hospitals, building plans, underground railroad, beautification commission, complaints and compliments, flower and...

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Feasibility study related to the building of the Black American Museum & Cultural Center in Niagara Falls, New York

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Correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, feasibility studies, press kits, and reports related to urban renewal in Niagara Falls including Rainbow Center project, Black American Museum project, Niagara Falls master plan, Niagara airport and the Niagara waterfront.

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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Teresa Celsi

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Reprinted photocopy of excerpts from The Underground Railroad by William Still, 1870 includes only selected pages which refer to the Niagara Falls area.

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This collection includes: research materials, 7 handwritten notebooks, EPA reports, 2 DVDs with movies, 1 DVD of digital files (organized by chapter), and ephemera.

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Signed copy of the book Their Eyes on the Stars: Four Black Writers by Margaret Goff Clark to the Niagara Falls Public Librarian, Robert Peer

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History of "Underground Railroad" published by the National Park Service