Port Henry's 20th Century African American Community: A Conversation with Dr. Alice Green

Join AARCH for a conversation on Zoom, Tuesday, February 27 fron 4:00-5:00 pm with author Dr. Alice Green about her recent book, Outsider: Stories of Growing up Black in the Adirondacks.  

Her book details her experiences as her family grappled with poverty, race, and acceptance in the mid-20th century Champlain Valley. Dr. Green’s book details her experiences growing up in Essex County after her father started working at Republic Steel's Witherbee-Sherman iron ore mines as part of the Great Migration. While Dr. Green’s family was one of only two Black families in the hamlet of Witherbee, the nearby community of Port Henry had a thriving Black community centered on Elizabeth Street. Dr. Green will share stories of growing up in Witherbee and spending time in Port Henry, connecting buildings and places of significance to Port Henry and the surrounding area’s African American community.

Register here.