smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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In terms of a historical reference, this late artist was a resident of the Saugerties area from the 1940's until her death in 1962: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Savage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August...use_and_Studio

https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/06/...-through-july/

Street view of the specific area she resided in: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1107...2!9m2!1b1!2i37

This current politician of African American and Puerto Rican descent that currently represents NY's 19th district was born in Schenectady and is a graduate of Bishop Gibbons and Colgate, where he played Basketball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni...do_(politician)

A teammate of his at Colgate that graduated from Hamilton Jr./Sr. High in Hamilton and went on to play for the Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic in the NBA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonal_Foyle

When Foyle was at Hamilton, they were upset by Clyde-Savannah(who went on to beat Tuckahoe for the Class D state title) in 1993 his Junior year and Hamilton beat Hermon-DeKalb his senior year in 1994 for the state title. that was his 47 and 25 game, with the points tying the state record for a state championship tournament game with Bernard Blunt from Jamesville-Dewitt(against Newark in 1990). Info on Blunt(in the middle): https://explosionbasketball.com/director Both Hamilton(Madison County) and Jamesville-Dewitt(an eastern suburb of Syracuse) are in the Syracuse metro area.

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Speaking of Bishop Gibbons this is the school’s current principle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiante-jones-77111b9b

More about this Catholic Schenectady Jr./Sr. High: https://nd-bg.org/
Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School Schenectady, NY Enrollment & Demographics

Interestingly enough, this is the president of Union College in Schenectady: https://www.union.edu/presidents-office

The president at Schenectady County Community College: https://sunysccc.edu/About-Us/Colleg...t-Steady-Moono

So, there are multiple examples of black people in academic leadership positions in the city.

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From Syracuse’s Corcoran HS: https://cnycentral.com/sports/high-s...onto-next-step

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Some protest locations that may surprise some people, Potsdam: https://www.google.com/amp/s/northco...-0281015%3famp

Watertown: https://www.nny360.com/news/jefferso...d8a53c752.html

TV coverage of both: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wwn...outputType=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wwn...outputType=amp

Plattsburgh: https://www.pressrepublican.com/news...8a9fb05e3.html

Keene: https://www.pressrepublican.com/news...70d1a3612.html

Oswego: https://oswegocountytoday.com/accept...s/news/oswego/

Auburn: https://www.google.com/amp/s/auburnp...e75b4.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.syr...outputType=amp

Homer and Cortland: https://cortlandstandard.net/2020/05...omes-to-homer/

https://www.wxhc.com/local-community...tter-protests/

Cazenovia: https://www.google.com/amp/s/cnycent...ers-nationwide

Oneonta: https://www.thedailystar.com/news/lo...ca522cd63.html

https://www.allotsego.com/oneonta-naacp-demand-justice/

Geneva: https://www.fltimes.com/news/about-1...552cbbaa0.html

https://fingerlakes1.com/2020/05/31/...floyd-protest/

Batavia: https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/n...8ec0689f8.html

https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-b...onument/554346

Fredonia: https://www.observertoday.com/news/l...town-fredonia/

Lockport: https://www.lockportjournal.com/news...3ce9910c4.html

Corning: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...n-corning/amp/

Rome: https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Co...570935071.html

Glens Falls: https://www.news10.com/video/glens-f...ircle/5556227/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/poststa...b5d64.amp.html

Johnstown: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...composer=false

New Paltz: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rec...emplate=ampart

Ithaca: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ith...639ae.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ith...4b0ec.amp.html

Olean: https://www.oleantimesherald.com/new...6e37214dc.html

Cohoes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tro...13031.amp.html

Elmira: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sta...amp/5286100002

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...strations/amp/

Bath: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...rge-floyd/amp/

What I haven’t added but have seen is some threatening backlash during the event or via social media in regards to some cases above, as well as in Jamestown.

Schenectady: https://dailygazette.com/article/202...protest-sunday

https://dailygazette.com/article/202...in-schenectady

Niagara Falls: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wiv...rotesters/amp/

Utica: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cny...rge-crowd/amp/

https://www.google.com/amp/www.wktv....ntID=570910791

Kingston: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dai...8e45a.amp.html

Beacon: https://amp.lohud.com/amp/5308678002

Poughkeepsie: https://miscellanynews.org/2020/06/0...-george-floyd/

Middletown: https://www.recordonline.com/photoga...601009987/PH/1

Monticello: https://riverreporter.com/stories/ra...nticello,37512

Hundreds Gather in Dutchess, Sullivan Counties to Protest Police Brutality: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hu...lice-brutality

Also, while some things did go down in the bigger Upstate cities and Binghamton that became associated with what were peaceful protests during the day, there were other peaceful protests in those cities in subsequent days as well.

You have this in Troy: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wny...y-5748034.html

So, that is another aspect in all of this...

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^An associated Town Hall meeting on WROC, Rochester’s CBS affiliate: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news-...-in-rochester/

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Some more protest locations, Massena: https://www.nny360.com/news/stlawren...a7a06f8d2.html

Ogdensburg: https://www.northcountrypublicradio....lice-brutality

Wellsville: https://www.wellsvilledaily.com/phot...601009998/PH/1

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Monroe: https://www.recordonline.com/photoga...531009998/PH/1

Sports reference from Shenendehowa in Clifton Park:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-WI87dMhU4

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Historic reference in regards to Buffalo and the Green Book, which shows other places in some other NY cities/towns/villages: African-American Buffalo – Buffalo Stories Archives & Blog

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Sports reference from Webster Thomas HS in the eastern suburbs of Rochester, Monique Hardy’s path to the Olympics runs through LSU: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...s-through-lsu/

From McQuaid Jesuit and Lyons: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/home-...vs-benji-kemp/

From Tapestry Charter in Buffalo and also attended Cardinal O’Hara in Tonawanda: https://www.wivb.com/sports/senior-s...tatiana-smith/

RH grad Thomas and McQuaid grad Williams named track & field All-Americans: https://13wham.com/sports/hs-sports-...-all-americans
https://usctrojans.com/sports/track-...a-thomas/10830
https://gozips.com/sports/track-and-...-williams/6619

Attended Cheektowaga HS outside of Buffalo: https://gozips.com/sports/track-and-...nn-foster/6581

Elmira/Corning NAACP hosting virtual forum with local mayors, police chiefs: https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat...police-chiefs/

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Some protest locations that may surprise some people, Potsdam: https://www.google.com/amp/s/northco...-0281015%3famp

Watertown: https://www.nny360.com/news/jefferso...d8a53c752.html

TV coverage of both: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wwn...outputType=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wwn...outputType=amp

Plattsburgh: https://www.pressrepublican.com/news...8a9fb05e3.html

Keene: https://www.pressrepublican.com/news...70d1a3612.html

Oswego: https://oswegocountytoday.com/accept...s/news/oswego/

Auburn: https://www.google.com/amp/s/auburnp...e75b4.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.syr...outputType=amp

Homer and Cortland: https://cortlandstandard.net/2020/05...omes-to-homer/

https://www.wxhc.com/local-community...tter-protests/

Cazenovia: https://www.google.com/amp/s/cnycent...ers-nationwide

Oneonta: https://www.thedailystar.com/news/lo...ca522cd63.html

https://www.allotsego.com/oneonta-naacp-demand-justice/

Geneva: https://www.fltimes.com/news/about-1...552cbbaa0.html

https://fingerlakes1.com/2020/05/31/...floyd-protest/

Batavia: https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/n...8ec0689f8.html

https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-b...onument/554346

Fredonia: https://www.observertoday.com/news/l...town-fredonia/

Lockport: https://www.lockportjournal.com/news...3ce9910c4.html

Corning: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...n-corning/amp/

Rome: https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Co...570935071.html

Glens Falls: https://www.news10.com/video/glens-f...ircle/5556227/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/poststa...b5d64.amp.html

Johnstown: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...composer=false

New Paltz: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rec...emplate=ampart

Ithaca: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ith...639ae.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ith...4b0ec.amp.html

Olean: https://www.oleantimesherald.com/new...6e37214dc.html

Cohoes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tro...13031.amp.html

Elmira: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sta...amp/5286100002

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...strations/amp/

Bath: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...rge-floyd/amp/

What I haven’t added but have seen is some threatening backlash during the event or via social media in regards to some cases above, as well as in Jamestown.

Schenectady: https://dailygazette.com/article/202...protest-sunday

https://dailygazette.com/article/202...in-schenectady

Niagara Falls: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wiv...rotesters/amp/

Utica: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cny...rge-crowd/amp/

https://www.google.com/amp/www.wktv....ntID=570910791

Kingston: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dai...8e45a.amp.html

Beacon: https://amp.lohud.com/amp/5308678002

Poughkeepsie: https://miscellanynews.org/2020/06/0...-george-floyd/

Middletown: https://www.recordonline.com/photoga...601009987/PH/1

Monticello: https://riverreporter.com/stories/ra...nticello,37512

Hundreds Gather in Dutchess, Sullivan Counties to Protest Police Brutality: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hu...lice-brutality

Also, while some things did go down in the bigger Upstate cities and Binghamton that became associated with what were peaceful protests during the day, there were other peaceful protests in those cities in subsequent days as well.

You have this in Troy: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wny...y-5748034.html

So, that is another aspect in all of this...

Warwick: https://www.recordonline.com/photoga...tm_term=060320 (again, there was an online threat)

Newburgh: https://www.recordonline.com/photoga...tm_term=060320

Poughkeepsie: https://www.recordonline.com/photoga...tm_term=060320

I believe places like DeWitt, Baldwinsville and Fulton had very small ones as well.