Long Island History

Dive into the history of Nassau & Suffolk with archival stories, photos, videos and more.

Enslaved people used LI waterways as pathway to freedom

The region's waters were a common means of escape from slavery, in addition to land-based networks of the Underground Railroad.

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She went to a Harlem mosque in 1962 to invite Malcolm X to her LI high school. He agreed
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Pulpit Pioneers: They made history as some of Long Island's earliest women clergy
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This Roosevelt slid under the radar. But she led the charge to save Sagamore Hill
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A look at how Colonial times tried LI women's souls, too
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