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| 143 | What is the Anti- slavery Society of Western New York? | Founded at Rochester in 1842, the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society was unique in that it welcomed as members men and women, African Americans and persons of European descent, without distinction. It held annual anti-slavery fairs at which sales of crafts, needlework, and textiles helped to fund publication of Frederick Douglass’s Rochester-based abolitionist paper, the North Star, and other abolitionist activities.
The Society operated out of the house of Isaac and Amy Post, radical Quaker reformers and activists in the Underground Railroad. When Douglass first moved to Rochester, judging it fertile ground for an ambitious black abolitionist, the Posts welcomed him into their home. In addition, the Posts hosted more escaping slaves than any other Underground Railroad activists in Rochester. The Posts were involved in many other radical reform activities, as well. In 1844, while Isaac and Amy Post resided at this location, they were listed as nonresident members of the ill-fated Sodus Bay Phalanx, which was led by the Hicksite Quaker Benjamin Fish. In 1848, Amy Post and Frederick Douglass attended the historic Woman’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. In 1878, aged seventy-six, Amy Post attended the annual convention of the New York State Freethinkers Association held at Watkins (now Watkins Glen). When atheist publisher D. M. Bennett and two others were arrested there for selling a radical marriage reform tract, Post paid Bennett’s bail. Location of the Post house is marked by an oddly placed historical marker. The marker is located northwest of the entrance of the Hochstein Music School, that is, at about 60 Plymouth Ave. North in contrast to the Hochstein’s entrance at 50 Plymouth Ave. North. Street numbering would suggest that the Post home, at number 36, would have been southwest of the Hochstein’s entrance, perhaps at the present location of a gated parking lot next door to the Hochstein Music School. “New York Anti-Slavery Society Formed in City.” The Liberator Files, 10 June 2013, theliberatorfiles.com/new-york-anti-slavery-society-formed-in-city/. |
| 143 | Was Eagle Taverns a real place? | Eagle Tavern was built in 1825, Buffalo City, New York.
Eagle Tavern, buffaloah.com/h/eagletav/. |
| 143 | Who is Dan Webster? | American statesman Daniel Webster (1782-1852) earned fame for his staunch support of the federal government and his skills as an orator. Originally a lawyer, Webster was elected a New Hampshire congressman in 1813. He later served as a Massachusetts congressman and senator, becoming a leading proponent of federal action to stimulate the economy through protective tariffs, transportation improvements and a national bank. As U.S. secretary of state, he helped ease border tensions with Britain through negotiations of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842. Despite his standing as a Whig leader, Webster was never able to secure his party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
History.com Staff. “Daniel Webster.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/daniel-webster. |
| 143 | General Lafayette? | “Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A close friend of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830.”
A key factor in the revolutionary war. Connection between the U.S. and France, an important symbol of friendship and alliance. “Biography of the Marquis De Lafayette.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association, www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/lafayette.html. |
| 143 | Who is Millard Fillmore? | Born of humble origins in New York State, Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) became a lawyer and won election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 1833. He served four terms in Congress but left in 1843 to mount an unsuccessful run for the governorship of New York. In 1848, he emerged as the Whig Party candidate for vice president under Zachary Taylor, and after Taylor’s victory he presided over months of early debate in Congress over the controversial Compromise of 1850. Taylor died suddenly in mid-1850 and Fillmore succeeded him, becoming the nation’s 13th president (1850-1853). Though Fillmore personally opposed slavery, he saw the Compromise as necessary to preserving the Union and enforced its strong Fugitive Slave Act during his presidency. This stance alienated Fillmore from voters in the North, and in 1852 he failed to gain the Whig nomination.
History.com Staff. “Millard Fillmore.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/millard-fillmore. |
| 143 | What is the fugitive slave law? | The Fugitive Slave Acts were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United States. Enacted by Congress in 1793, the first Fugitive Slave Act authorized local governments to seize and return escaped slaves to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who aided in their flight. Widespread resistance to the 1793 law later led to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which added further provisions regarding runaways and levied even harsher punishments for interfering in their capture. The Fugitive Slave Acts were among the most controversial laws of the early 19th century, and many Northern states passed special legislation in an attempt to circumvent them. Both laws were formally repealed by an act of Congress in 1864.
History.com Staff. “Fugitive Slave Acts.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts. |
| 144 | Freedom hamburgers? | In context of the book, Quaw Quaw and Quickskill are in a tavern about to escape slavery entirely on their flight to Canada (they think). Quickskill simply referred to the burgers they were eating as “freedom hamburgers” to represent their grasp on imminent freedom. |
| 145 | Where is Black Rock? | Black Rock Desert, Nevada
http://www.americansouthwest.net/nevada/photographs700/rv-playa.jpg
Southwest, The American. “Black Rock Desert.” The American Southwest, www.americansouthwest.net/nevada/black-rock-desert/.
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| 146 | What is the March of Dimes? And organization? | Beginning in 1934, the fight against poliomyelitis (also known as infantile paralysis, or polio) was commonly associated with the annual Birthday Balls held each January 30th in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s birthday. These lively fundraising parties were organized in cities throughout the United States just as the country emerged from the Great Depression and were unique in their appeal to ordinary citizens to join the campaign of finding a solution to this dreaded disease. After FDR issued his proclamation announcing the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis on September 23, 1937, to carry on the battle against polio on a national basis, it was left to Eddie Cantor and other promoters to organize a fundraising strategy for the next Birthday Balls in California. On November 22, 1937, Cantor met with W. S. Van Dyke II and Harry Mazlish of Warner Brothers in the office of John Considine, Jr. in the studios of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to discuss their plans. In the meeting, Cantor recalled a successful 30-second radio appeal for relief funds after a catastrophic Mississippi River flood. Applying this idea to the National Foundation, Cantor said, “I am sure that all of the national radio programs originating in Hollywood would devote 30 seconds to this great cause!” He suggested that the money raised could be directed to the White House, pending the approval of the President. After another moment of reflection he suggested, “We could call it the March of Dimes.” This idea brought the general approval of everyone in the meeting.
With the first “March of Dimes,” the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was off to a very promising start. Eddie Cantor had not only jump-started the fundraising program of the new foundation, he demonstrated the enormous value of an appeal for the inexpensive participation by everyone, young or old, rich or poor, simply by contributing a dime. What is more, Cantor’s knack of hitting on a catchy phrase that would be universally remembered was a stroke of genius. The name “March of Dimes” – the annual fundraising campaign – became recognizable to more people than the name of the foundation itself. Eddie Cantor continued to support the March of Dimes through the 1950s as communities throughout the U.S. embraced it as the single means to eliminate the scourge of polio from America. With the polio vaccines developed by Jonas Salk, MD in 1955, and Albert Sabin, MD in 1962, made possible by March of Dimes funds, the polio epidemics in the United States swiftly abated. With that success, the Foundation changed its mission to birth defects prevention in 1958, and in 1979 it officially changed its corporate name to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation “Eddie Cantor and the Origin of the March of Dimes.” March of Dimes, www.marchofdimes.org/mission/eddie-cantor-and-the-origin-of-the-march-of-dimes.aspx. |
| 150 | What is the New Republic? | It is a factual magazine that has a liberal slant. Well, those words are said by many critiques of the company. The online editors of their website have this to say about New Republic:
“The New Republic was founded in 1914 as a journal of opinion which seeks to meet the challenge of a new time. For over 100 years, we have championed progressive ideas and challenged popular opinion. Our vision for today revitalizes our founding mission for our new time. The New Republic promotes novel solutions for today’s most critical issues. We don’t lament intractable problems; our journalism debates complex issues, and takes a stance. Our biggest stories are commitments for change.” Beinart, Peter. “How The New Republic Lost Its Place.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 8 Dec. 2014, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/how-the-new-republic-lost-its-place-on-the-american-left/383544/. |
Balustrade? |
Found lining many staircases and terraces, a balustrade is a row of small columns topped by a rail. The term is derived from the form’s constituent posts, called balusters, a name coined in 17th-century Italy for the bulbous item’s resemblance to blossoming pomegranate flowers (balaustra in Italian).“The balustrade’s functions are multiple, from reducing the possibility of a person falling off a stairway to cordoning off an area for the purposes of privacy, such as the gilded balustrade that separates the bed in the king’s chamber at Versailles from the rest of the room,” says Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest’s decorative arts and antiques editor.
“Balustrade.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/balustrade.
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| 144 | Roebuck furnace? | Homart was the trade name for a brand of furnaces sold by Sears Roebuck for several decades beginning in the 1940s. Garfield Heights, Ohio-based Dornback Furnace & Foundry Co. supplied Sears with the products. It is not very unique it was just apart of a brand that made furnaces.
Spague, Gary. Homart Furnaces, 11 May 2015, www.furnacecompare.com/manufacturers/homart.html. |
| 146 | “Jolly and Rodgers” is this a high end clothing store? | Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the flags flown to identify a pirate ship about to attack, during the early 18th century (the later part of the Golden Age of Piracy).
It is not a high end clothing store. The cuff links that were worn just had the pirate ships flags logo on them.
https://www.amazon.com/Cufflinks-Depot-Jolly-Rogers/dp/B004XWL1FO |
| 148 | What are Honorariums? | A payment for a service (such as making a speech) on which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set
“Honorarium.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/honorarium.
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