Johnstown residents point to impact of King's 'I Have a Dream' speech 60 years ago
Two significant anniversaries dealing with race relations – one local, one national – will occur within the coming days.
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Two significant anniversaries dealing with race relations – one local, one national – will occur within the coming days.
Sometime back in the 1990s, Mary Carol “Butchie” Edwards read a column in The Tribune-Democrat about the 1923 Rosedale incident and, much to her surprise, saw the name “Joseph Grachan.”
Poetry Lounge will feature classic drinks, live music and spoken word performances.
SIX YEARS AGO, WHILE VISITING my family in the former steel town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, I saw something unexpected in a vacant lot. Someone had built
On Sept. 7, 1923, in an attempt to gain favor for his mayoral re-election bid, Joseph Cauffiel ordered all Black residents of Johnstown who had lived in the city less