by Geoff Cobb 
It’s Black History Month when we celebrate African-American contributions to our country, but many born and raised Greenpointers who pride themselves on knowing local history would be shocked to learn that African-Americans have played a role in history here for more than three centuries.
Sadly, the first African-Americans were slaves. We do not know the name of the first African American who came to…
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