Without the work of local historians, the incredible achievements of Cynthia Hesdra, a woman of color, entrepreneur, and abolitionist born in 1808, would have been unheralded. She is now commemorated by a Toni Morrison “Bench by the Road” moment in Nyack’s Memorial Park. Nyack Sketch Log creator Bill Batson will describe the efforts to rescue her narrative from obscurity that continue today with the campaign to repair her tombstone in Mahwah, NJ, which was recently found to be toppled from its foundation. Presented by BACAS.
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