rochester (n.y.)

Biography of Anita Cameron of Rochester, N.Y., who has battled the challenges of being Black, autistic, disabled, and a lesbian. Her work has helped to make the world a safer, more accessible place. Her goal is to improve or dismantle systems that unfairly target and dehumanize Black people and the disabled. She continues in her activism, fighting for freedom, equality, and justice.

Discussion of the life and work of Rochester area dancer, storyteller, writer, poet, educator, and teaching artist Almeta Whitis. Through her stories and artistry, she speaks about embracing historical Black genius and how it connects to everyone.

Contents: -1- 1780- A Tree Speaks; -2- 1798 - The Amsterdam Company; -3- 1800 - Courting of Susan & Ira; -4- 1834 - The Professor & Sarai; -5- 1811 - Rev. Nathaniel Brown & Freewill Baptist; -6- 1812 - Daniel Brown & Canadian Wheat; -7- 1813 - Harding family; -8- 1815 - Ideman Maples; -9- 1815 - The Surveyors & the land Office of the Genesee; -10- 1815 - Holland Land Company & Joseph Ellicott; -11- 1891 - Benjamin Benneker: Mathematician and Astronomer; -12- 1815 - The Early Rogers Family; -13- 1815 - The Young Surveyor; -14- 1816 - O' Seneca Brother; -15- 1816 - Mingo Seeks Knowledge; -16- 1816 - The Icy Summer of 1816; -17- 1824 - Judge Ira Wait & The Bethany Academy; -18- 1830 - Mingo and the Red Jacket; -19- 1833 - Alexander - Fire & Water; -19- 1835 - Elizabeth Wadsworth; -21- 1836 - The Deer Dance.