With the advent of the railway system in the United States, new jobs, people, and travel opportunities came to Niagara Falls, NY.

Historical fact, literary fiction, and artistic genuis come together in one awe-inspiring monument.

After standing sentry at an international bridge, and then in a toll collector's backyard, an old tollhouse was restored in 2011.

In 1963, Otis Cowart helped lead a successful boycott for a local store known for its discriminatory hiring process.

Known as a scholar and civil rights activist, a letter from Du Bois to his daughter reminds us that he was also a father and a poet.

W.E.B. Du Bois co-founded the Niagara Movement and wrote poetically about the Falls in a letter to his young daughter.

The Niagara Movement formed in 1905 when a group of African American men met near Niagara Falls, Onatrio to organize for civil rights.

Rev. Whitaker, pastor of new Hope Baptist Church in Niagara Falls, NY, was a prominent civil rights activist.

The NAACP chapter in Niagara Falls produced powerful leaders and social change during the local and national civil rights movement.

An early 20th century fire house is saved from demolition.

An award-winning facility is named after a woman who championed the rights of public housing residents for over forty-one years.

Fred Brown was an entrepreneur, community leader, and activist in a historically Black neighborhood in Niagara Falls, NY.

An all-purpose community center soon becomes the heart of the Black community in Niagara Falls, NY. 

The story of an activist pastor, two bridges, three marches for racial justice, and community organizing in Niagara Falls, NY. 

Huff was the pastor of a historic Black church as well as a community leader, activist, and local history maker in Niagara Falls, NY.

Dr. King’s historic visit to Niagara Falls, NY inspired parishioners of New Hope Baptist Church and upcoming civil rights leaders.

Born into an influential family, Samuel Dett was the first b;ack postal worker in Niagara Falls, NY, and was a leader in the community.

Born in 1882, Dett was an incredibly gifted and internationally known concert pianist, composer, choral director, and poet.

Charlotte Dett was a trailblazer through her community leadership, activism, and involvement in the black woman's club movement. 

In the mid-19th century, debates over slavery divided families and neighbors in one of the oldest churches in Niagara Falls, NY. 

St. John’s AME Church was a site of spiritual and community uplift, as well as civil rights activism.

In Niagara Falls, the age of electricity led to the formation of, and backlash against, the ethnic neighborhood known as Tunnel Town.

African American waiters at the Cataract House organized one of the most important Underground Railroad networks in Niagara Falls.

Echota was a town in Niagara Falls built in the 1890s, with beautiful homes designed for workers of the Niagara Falls Power Company.

When God told Isaiah Robertson that the world would end in 2014, he created one of the most dazzling houses in the city.

Although Murphy Orchards in Burt, New York might seem like a simple farm, it was once the site of Underground Railroad activity.

Historic Oakwood Cemetery is the final resting place for over 22,000 residents, both ordinary and extraordinary.

Aided by Harriet Tubman, Joe Bailey reached freedom in Canada after crossing the Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls, NY.

Underground Railroad history comes alive in this story of Cecelia Jane Reynolds and the Cataract House in Niagara Falls.

Bloneva Bond was a longtime community leader and civil rights activist in Niagara Falls.