Haverstraw to unveil marker for 1st African American church in Rockland County
The village of Haverstraw is unveiling a piece of history Saturday.
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Oct 2, 2020, 7:09 PM
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The village of Haverstraw is unveiling a
piece of history Saturday.
The
historic marker is in honor of the St. Thomas AME Zion Church founded in 1846.
The
church was later relocated in 1906 following the village’s landslide.
News
12 is told the event will happen on the Clinton Street Corridor, which is also
being renamed after the Haverstraw African American Connection.
"This
is an honor for us to pay homage to our ancestors for all they've done and be
able to recognize them because for 400 years their story lied dormant,” says
Virginia Forleet, of the
Haverstraw African American Connection. “No one ever spoke about slaves in New York and definitely not here in
Haverstraw."
The
event begins at 1 p.m. Saturday
at 41 Clinton St.
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