Name: Albany History Fair: The World of James Knapp-Black Life in the Gilded Age
Start: 2025-05-04T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-04T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 523 1/2 S Pearl St, Albany, NY, United States, New York 12202

Albany History Fair: The World of James Knapp-Black Life in the Gilded Age

Historic Cherry Hill hosts one of its first free family events, Albany History Fair. This year's theme is The World of William James Knapp, a talented Black inhabitant of Historic Cherry Hill.
Presentations:
12:30: Dr Kori Graves, Associate Professor of History at the University at Albany, will present I, Too, Am Albany: James Knapp and His Context.
1:30: Dr. Christopher Brellochs with baritone LayVon Scott and pianist Dr. Elizabeth Gerbi will present James Knapp: Music of The Black Experience During the Gilded Age, a mini concert and talk.
2:30: Paul & Mary Liz Stewart, founders of the Underground Railroad Education Center, will present Black Life in 19th-Century Albany through the Lens of the Myers and Elkins Residences.
3:30: Marcus Kwame Anderson, Eisner Award-winning artist, illustrator, and cartoonist, will moderate Interpreting the Life of James Knapp through Art, a panel discussion with artists from The World of James Knapp exhibition.