2021 Upcoming Events
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Virtual Book Discussion: "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood"
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About the Author
Mark A. Torres is a husband, father, attorney, and author. Mark is the author of two fictional crime novels entitled “A Stirring in the North Fork” (2015) and “Adeline” (2019), both available on Amazon, and a labor union related children’s book entitled “Good Guy Jake” (Hard Ball Press, 2017). Mark is also a labor and employment attorney who tirelessly represents thousands of unionized workers and their families throughout the greater New York area. Mark has a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history from New York University. Mark achieved his academic milestones while working full time as a Refrigeration Engineer at New York University and attending class in the evenings, all while raising a family. Mark’s commitment to the Labor movement spans nearly 30 years. |
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winter dreams: a virtual presentation by monica randall
The Oyster Bay Historical Society welcomes Monica Randall for a virtual presentation.
About this event Winter Dreams brings to life the magic and enchantment of the winter season as it was celebrated during the last century. It was a time of lavish winter carnivals and ice-skating parties on frozen crystal lakes. Iceboating regattas and horse-drawn sleighs. The Victorian built ice palaces that were often the crowning glory of the season's spectacular events. Three transparent feats of architecture sometimes reached heights of three hundred feet. Included in the program are some of Long Island's most beautiful mansions garlanded in snow. |
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CIVIL RIGHTS ON LONG ISLAND - VIRTUAL EVENT
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Please join the Oyster Bay Historical Society as we welcome author Christopher Verga as he discusses civil rights on Long Island.
About this Event Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Since the early colonization of the English settlers in the 17th century, the shadow of slavery has bequeathed a racial caste system that has directly or indirectly been enforced. Relics of this caste system came in the form of a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, to refusing homes in developments such as Levittown to Black people. Local groups within Suffolk County towns fought to break this racial barrier, through Father Divine preaching integration, the Cuban Giants, America’s first black baseball team playing integrated games, to the collective efforts of Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the employment of civil disobedience. Utilized Images from local historical societies and private collections to create a narrative of civil rights challenges and triumphs. These photographed defining moments have become a testament to the future of an increasingly diverse suburb. |