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North Street Cemetery: Desecration and Scandal

The 1901 destruction of Buffalo’s North Street Cemetery produced one of the largest scandals in the city’s history.

Albion Winegar Tourgee: Mayville’s Civil Rights Hero

The landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case was just one episode in a life devoted to civil rights.

Ed Delahanty’s Last Trip: Baseball Star Mysteriously Plunged to His Death Over the Falls

An early baseball superstar mysteriously vanishes from the International Railway Bridge.

Jack Dempsey vs. Al Capone: Olean’s 1926 “Little Chicago” Confrontation

Did Olean’s police chief Jack Dempsey actually arrest Al Capone? We take a look at the theories and evidence.

Connecting to an "Untouchable" Past

Tracing a grandfather's battle with Chicago gang lord Al Capone leads back home.

President Millard Fillmore's Dilemma of War, Peace and Slavery: The Case of Daniel, 1851

Ignoring the cries for human rights and basic human decency, President Millard Fillmore opted to support the Fugitive Slave Act in an attempt to prevent civil war and preserve the Union.

Echoes From Chloe: John Graves Simcoe and the Upper Canada Slave Act, 1793

Sold like a draft animal in 1793, Chloe Cooley's horrific ordeal set into motion a series of events that would eventually result in the elimination of slavery in British North America.

The Battle of Hobo Run: The March to Washington that Ended in Cheektowaga

The Panic of 1893 moved a number of "industrial armies" to act on their economic troubles by marching on Washington. One of these groups only got as far as Cheektowaga, however.

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