SESSION II
Thursday, 2:45 ~ 4:30 PM

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RACE, Community and Contestation
Contesting Space in Antebellum New York City : Black Community, City Neighborhoods, and the Draft Riots of 1863
Carla L. Peterson , University of Maryland

Race Discrimination at the Colored Orphan Asylum: 1836-1946
Eve P. Smith, Independent Scholar

The Union League Club and New York State 's First Black Regiment in the Civil War
Thomas Jones , Columbia University

Comment: Risa Faussette, The College of St. Rose

______________________________________________________________ The Underground Railroad in Western New York: “ Partnering for Success: Using the history of the Underground Railroad to develop partnerships between communities, non-profits and government.”

David Anderson, Rochester/Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission
Sandra Frankel, Supervisor, Town of Brighton
Bart Roselli, Rochester Museum and Science Center
Moderator: Cordell Reaves, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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18th Century New York

The Effect of Sir William Johnson's Mohawk Influence on the Outcome of the French and Indian War
Angela Meola , University at Albany, SUNY  

The Re-discovery of a Lost 1775 Document that Helped Launch New York Toward Revolution
Dennis J. Connor, Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center

Prisoners and Prisoner Experiences in the New York State Prison in New York City, 1797-1810
Jonathan Nash , University at Albany, SUNY

Comment: Robert Wells, Union College
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African-Americans, New York City , Politics, and Culture

African Americans, the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party
Dan Link , SUNY Nassau

Solving the ‘Negro Problem?': Education, Black Radicalism and the Rand School of Social Science
Tom Wirth, Binghamton University

Africans-Americans and Communist Education in New York City, 1944-1956
Marvin Gettleman, Brooklyn Polytechnic University , Emeritus

Comment: Craig Steven Wilder, Dartmouth College

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SESSION III
4:45 ~ 5:30 PM
“mini” sessions

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The Underground Railroad in the Capital Region : People of Courage, People of Hope, Seekers of Justice
Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, Independent Researchers and Founders of The Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc.
Moderator: Jennifer Lemak , New York State Museum

“The Shape of the New York Diaspora: A Preliminary Overview ”
James Darlington, SUNY Cortland
Peter Eisenstadt, Rochester, New York

Researching the Natural and Built Environment: Land Title Records in New York State
James D. Folts, New York State Archives

Schenectady Jewish History and Community
Harvey Strum, Sage College of Albany

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RECEPTION 6:00 PM

FILM SCREENING & Discussion 7:00 PM

July ‘64 ~ The Rochester , New York Race Riots of 1964
With filmmakers Carvin Eison and Chris Christopher

Contemporaneous news accounts are often the basis for on-going history. But what happens if the news gathering is missing a significant voice, draws hasty conclusions, or turns out to be just wrong? Director Carvin Eison and producer Christine Christopher will discuss how the making of the national PBS documentary July '64 challenges old assumptions about a well-reported civil disturbance in Rochester, New York in the summer of 1964. July’64, produced by ImageWordSound, an independent production company based in Rochester, New York, garnered two New York State Emmy nominations— for Best Director and Best Historic/Cultural Programming.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006

REGISTRATION/ coffee, continental breakfast
7:45 AM - 3 PM

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SESSION IV
8:30 ~ 9:45 AM

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A Matter of Policy

Why the New York Federation of Labor Went Hollywood in 1921
Mark Lynn Anderson, University of Pittsburgh  

Influenced From Above: How the National Debate on Control Shaped Repeal in New York State
Martin G. Springfield, University at Albany, SUNY

Comment: Richard F. Hamm, University at Albany, SUNY

_____________________________________________________________________ Politics, Community Activism & Ethnicity

This Is A Black, White, And Puerto Rican Thing: High School Student Civil Rights Activism At Bellport High School, 1969-1970
Neil P. Buffett, Stony Brook University

"My Heart Is as Black as Yours": White Backlash and Italian American Stereotypes in New York City 's 1969 Mayoral Campaign
Maria Lizzi, University at Albany, SUNY

Comment: Robert Snyder, Rutgers University

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Uncrowned Queens , From Pan American Protests to the Niagara Movement Centennial and Beyond - 1901 -- 2006: The Legacy Continues

From Pan Am Protests to the Niagara Movement: the Buffalo Connection
Barbara A. Seals Nevergold, University at Buffalo

She Got Stories to Tell, African American Women's Stories of Community Building: The Uncrowned Queens Institute Techno-Pedia Project
Peggy Brooks-Bertram, University at Buffalo

Comment: Deirdre Hill Butler, Union College

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Struggles for Abolition

A Far Cry From Feedom: Gradual Abolition in New York State (1799-1827)
L. Lloyd Stewart , Stewart Associates

Gerrit Smith on Liberty.
Kevin Tanner, Binghamton University, SUNY

Comment: Denis P. Brennan, Union College

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SESSION V
10:00 ~ 11:45 AM

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The Making of an Historical Documentary: The Capital Region, Civil Rights, and “The Brothers”
Chau Wansze, University at Albany, SUNY
Aine Leader, University at Albany, SUNY
Wilalberto Des Los Santos, University at Albany, SUNY
Moderator: Gerald Zahavi, University at Albany, SUNY, Director of Documentary Studies _____________________________________________________________________
Voices of Women: Art, Labor, and Politics

19th Century African-American Women in the Arts: Singer Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield's Impossible Choice
Nan Mullenneaux, University at Alban, SUNY

1870:A Year In The Life Of Emma Waite
Susan Ingalls Lewis, SUNY New Paltz

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Helen Kendrick Johnson: Opposing Belief Systems in the Debate Over Female Suffrage
Diane F. Palmer, SUNY College at Brockport

Comment: Patricia West, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Center for Applied Historical Research, University at Albany, SUNY

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Tools for Struggle, Shapers of Opinion

This House Did Not Fall: The Division Within the Abolition Movement as Seen in Two Albany New York Newspapers.
Mary Jane Zanelli, University at Albany SUNY

‘We Are Considered A Distinct People:' Black Identity in the Age of Emancipation
Leslie M. Alexander, The Ohio State University

Liberator, New York City : Defining Black Radicalism in the 1960s
Christopher M. Tinson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Comment: William Rainbolt, University at Albany, SUNY

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LUNCH/KEYNOTE
12 NOON

Malcom X's Harlem
Manning Marable, Columbia University

Dr. Manning Marable is one of America’s most influential and widely read scholars. Since 1993, he has been Professor of Public Affairs, Political Science, History and African-American Studies at Columbia University in New York City. In 1993 he founded the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University and served as director until 2003. He is currently working on a comprehensive biography of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz), entitled: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention scheduled for publication by Viking in 2009.

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SESSION VI

1:45 ~ 2:30

Sundown Towns in New York : Where, How, and Why to Research Them
James Loewen

Using Civil War Records in Your Research
Dan Lorello, New York State Archives

Outside In: African-American History in Iowa , 1838-2000: Lessons in Community History for New York?
Hal S. Chase, Des Moines Area Community College

Enduring Standards:  Preservation Through Microfilming
Mary Beth Sullivan , Albany County Hall of Records, Archives and Records Center

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SESSION VII
2:45 ~ 4:15

_________________________________________________________________ Bridging Communities Among Practitioners: A Public History Roundtable.

John A. Bonafide, N.Y. State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau
John Scherer, New York State Museum; Town of Clifton Park (N.Y.) Historian
Amy Murrell Taylor, University at Albany, SUNY
Patricia West, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site; Center for Applied Historical Research
Chair: Ivan D. Steen, University at Albany, SUNY, Center for Applied Historical Research

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Race, Representation, and Culture

The Black America Show: The Plantation Comes to Brooklyn
David Fiske , Independent Researcher

Labor Day and the West Indian Day Parade
Akil J. Sandy , University at Albany , SUNY

“That's what the guys taught me": Fellowship and Lessons of Black Manhood in the New York City Jazz Community
Daniel T Bunting , University of Minnesota , Duluth

Comment: Reynolds J. Scott-Childress , SUNY New Paltz

__________________________________________________________________ Recovering Rochester's Labor History: A Roundtable Discussion

Labor as Landscape, History as Video
Linda Donahue, Cornell-ILR Extension Division

History in Print
Jon Garlock, Rochester Labor Council,AFL-CIO

History as Photography
Marilyn Anderson, Pro Arte Maya Education Project

History in Cyberspace
Barbara Day, Freelance Print and Web Designer

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SESSION VIII
4:15 PM
_________________________________________________________________ From Respectability to Radicalism: African American Politics and Racial Ideology in Early 20th Century New York

'A Right To Expect, To Be Protected': African Americans' Response to the New York Race Riot of 1900
Cheryl D. Hicks, Williams College

Vanguards of the New Negro: African American Veterans and The Messenger
Chad L. Williams, Hamilton College

Black Internationalism, Diasporic Harlem
Minkah Makalani, Rutgers University

Comment: Craig Steven Wilder, Dartmouth College

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New York History at the Rockefeller Archive Center: A Survey and Case Studies: A Roundtable Discussion

A Survey of Sources at the Rockefeller Archive Center for the History of New York
Michele Hiltzik & Mary Ann Quinn, Rockefeller Archive Center

Passionate Philanthropy: The Rockefeller Family's Support of Cultural Institutions in New York
Charlotte L. Sturm, Rockefeller Archive Center

The Rockefellers in Harlem: Rockefeller Philanthropy and the African American Community in New York City, 1920-1950
Ken Rose, Rockefeller Archive Center

Got Good Milk? The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and the Study of New York's Milk Supply, 1901-1902
Margaret Hogan, Rockefeller Archive Center

The Cleverest Woman I Ever Met: A Study of Women and the Development of New York City Institutions from the Rockefeller Archive Center
Susan E. Irving & Bethany Antos, Rockefeller Archive Center

Co-Chairs:Michele Hiltzik & Mary Ann Quinn, Rockefeller Archive Center

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RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

Revised 10-30-2006