By Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 08:27 EDT, 9 March 2017 Seneca Village was a predominantly African American village spanning 82nd to 87th Streets along what is now the western edge of Central Park Created in 1825, the village was flattened and people were forced to move to make
Continue readingThe Huffington Post | By Jessica Dickerson Posted: 02/26/2015 6:49 pm EST For lovers of Black history, the innovative platform can allow you to experience Black history like no other by taking virtual trips to some of the most iconic Black heritage sites and landmarks like the Apollo Theater in
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Jeremiah G. Hamilton (sometimes Jerry Hamilton) was a Wall Street broker noted as “the only black millionaire in New York” by James McCune Smith about a decade before the American Civil War. Hamilton was a shrewd financial agent, amassing a fortune of $2 million ($43 million today) by the time
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