Scrapbook 1969 to 1983: Black History Month; Achievement, recreation, expression in Schenectady
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Singers perform at a teen conference sponsored by Schenectady's Refreshing Spring Church of God in Christ in 1975.
SCHENECTADY – As part of The Daily Gazette’s continuing observance of Black History Month, Capital Region Scrapbook publishes another installment of photos depicting Black achievement, recreation and expression.
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Singers perform at a teen conference sponsored by Schenectady’s Refreshing Spring Church of God in Christ in 1975.
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Actresses perform during a Schenectady “street theater” show in 1972.
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Community members prepare for a salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , starting from the Hamilton Hill Arts and Crafts Center, in 1983.
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Children from the Hamilton Hill Arts and Crafts Center carry signs during the center’s exercise honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1983.
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Women working on Schenectady’s “Black is Beautiful” campaign pose for a photograph in 1969.
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Marion Porterfield, now a member of the Schenectady City Council, smiles as “Miss Black Bicentennial” in 1976. “It was held June 5th 1976, it was a Capital Region pageant held in Albany with 17 other young women competing,” Porterfield said, adding she was also chosen “Miss Congeniality” by the other participants.
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Members of the Hamilton Hill Arts Center plan a fashion show in 1977.
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Members of a Schenectady “Black Awareness Committee” meet in 1975.
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