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Join RISEUP leaders Dr. Robert Baskerville and Harold McKoy, learn about using library resources to trace family histories, and uncover stories of Black civic leaders in early Westchester. Explore the legacy of John Edward "Grit" Bruce and the pioneering orgainzations he helped build, including the Negro Society for Historical Research, the Colored Cooperative League, and the Negro Republican League.
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Free and open to public
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