Outgoing

This event is in the past.It took place on January 9, 2025 at The Van Cortlandt House Museum.

Upcoming at The Van Cortlandt House Museum
Talk by Historian Keith Doherty on Early Black-Owned Farms in the Bronx 1
Literature Talk
Talk by Historian Keith Doherty on Early Black-Owned Farms in the Bronx 2
Talk by Historian Keith Doherty on Early Black-Owned Farms in the Bronx 3
Talk by Historian Keith Doherty on Early Black-Owned Farms in the Bronx 4
Talk by Historian Keith Doherty on Early Black-Owned Farms in the Bronx 5

Talk by Historian Keith Doherty on Early Black-Owned Farms in the Bronx

At The Van Cortlandt House Museum

Bronx

Uncover a forgotten chapter of Bronx history as historian J. Keith Doherty reveals how free Black men built successful farms and claimed voting rights through land ownership during the Gradual Emancipation era.

Black history
educational talk
local history
evening lecture

Tips

🎟️NYC library card holders get free tickets via Culture Pass
🏛️arrive early to tour the 1700s house museum
🌳plan time to explore Van Cortlandt Park after

The Van Cortlandt House Museum

6036 Broadway, Bronx, NY 10471, USA

+1 718-543-3344

www.vchm.org

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