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Title: African & African American Studies Professor Publishes Book

Date: October 20, 2021
Summary: Michael B. Boston recently published a book titled Blacks in Niagara Falls, 1850 to 1985, covering Black Niagaran history from the Underground Railroad to the Era of Urban Renewal.
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It covers Black Niagaran history from the Underground Railroad to the Era of Urban Renewal.  Due to a limited primary and secondary source base, the author immersed himself in the Black Niagaran community for a number of years, recording sixty-two formal interviews and over eighty informal interviews, which allowed him to obtain “the voice of the people.” 

This study contributes to urban histography in two significant ways: It is a history of a racial group in a small city.  Most African American urban studies are on large cities.  And the author’s interviews or “inside-out approach” goes beyond traditional methods of historical research (e.g., archival data, newspapers, census reports, government documents, city maps, etc.) to tell a history that is vibrant and multidimensional.

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Contact Info: Michael B. Boston: mboston@brockport.edu
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