While there are plenty of issues that divide us as the presidential election shows, a tour through the chapters of New York’s history proves there is also much that brings us together. We looked at Civil Rights, labor rights, women’s rights, abolition and more on this special presentation of Connect: NY – What Unites Us. Our panel of guests includes:

Libby Post, Founder of Empire State Pride Agenda

Bruce Dearstyne, Author of The Spirit of New York; Former Program Director of NYS Archives

Betty Bayer, Board Member of National Women’s Hall of Fame; Professor of Women’s Studies at Hobart and William Smith

Brendan Mills, Site Manager and Curator at John Brown Farm Historic Site

Yusuf Abdul Qadir, director of the Central New York chapter of the Civil Liberties Union