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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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Magee, also known as Magee's Corners, is a hamlet in the Town of Tyre, Seneca County, New York, United States, near the Junius town line. It is named after Thomas C. Magee, who built the first brick house in Magee.[1] It is located five miles (8 km) north-northeast of the Village of Waterloo and six miles (10 km) northwest of the hamlet of Seneca Falls, at an elevation of 518 feet (158 m).[citation needed] The primary intersection in the hamlet is at N.Y. Route 414 and N.Y. Route 318.[1] Magee is right off exit 41 of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90).
Government offices for the Town of Tyre are located in the hamlet.[2]
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Magee, also known as Magee's Corners, is a hamlet in the Town of Tyre, Seneca County, New York, United States, near the Junius town line. It is named after Thomas C. Magee, who built the first brick house in Magee. It is located five miles (8 km) north-northeast of the Village of Waterloo and six miles (10 km) northwest of the hamlet of Seneca Falls, at an elevation of 518 feet (158 m). The primary intersection in the hamlet is at N.Y. Route 414 and N.Y. Route 318. Magee is right off exit 41 of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). Government offices for the Town of Tyre are located in the hamlet.
John Magee (September 3, 1794 – April 5, 1868) was an American veteran of the War of 1812 who served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1827 to 1831.
Tyre is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Lebanese city of Tyre. The Town of Tyre is located in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Geneva. It has a hamlet, also called Tyre. Government offices for the Town of Tyre are located in the new town hall on New York State Route 318 just west of the hamlet of Magee, New York. There is no post office in the Town of Tyre. The primary postal district covering the area is ZIP Code 13148 for Seneca Falls. A small section of addresses west of N.Y. Route 414 to the town border have a ZIP Code of 13165 for Waterloo.
William J. Magee (July 6, 1875 in New Brunswick, Canada) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-handed pitcher for the 1898 Louisville Colonels, Magee had a record of 16–15. He then continued his career with five National League teams in four more seasons. He walked more than twice as many batters as he struck out. In 1907, Magee had a wife and children, when he reportedly vanished from Buffalo, New York and left his family. Magee was never seen or heard from again.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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