Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913]]> Nash, J. Edward (Jesse Edward), 1868-1957]]> Michigan Street Baptist Church]]> Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Dawkins, Don (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Musial, Chris (Producer)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Contributing Photographer)]]> Van Horn, Mike (Graphic Artist)]]> Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)]]> Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)]]> Battilana, Tony (Director)]]> Foster, Joseph D. (Tape Operator)]]> Benzel, Gary (Audio Engineer)]]> Brown, Dave (Chyron Operator)
]]> eng]]> Brown, Byron]]> Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963]]> Talbert, Mary]]> Niagara Movement]]> National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Producer, Writer, Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Root, Kim (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Executive Producer)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)]]> Vinciguerra, Jerry (Graphic Artist)]]> Williams, Lillian (Historical Consultant)]]> Dee, Joe (Contributing Photographer)]]> Ersing, Matt (Contributing Photographer)]]> Hutchinson, Dave (Contributing Photographer)]]> Ivancic, Paul (Contributing Photographer)]]> Newberg, Rich (Researcher)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)]]> Parrotte, Mark (Researcher)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Researcher)]]> eng]]> King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Economic conditions]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions]]> Buffalo civil rights leaders reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King's dream vs. reality. Revisits the urban riots of the turbulent 1960s. The series raises the question: Are Buffalo's African American citizens better off now than they were during those times? Segments feature reflections from William Gaiter, George Arthur, Jim Pitts. There is archival footage of black leaders of the B.U.I.L.D. organization confronting Mayor Frank Sedita about the need to create jobs. Black Buffalo police Lt. John Eberhart says he joined the Buffalo Police Department in the 1960s as an act of self-defense, “to keep myself from the police.” Former Buffalo police officer Ted Kirkland reflects on his federal lawsuit against the city over the lack of black officers on the force. Former Buffalo School Board president Florence Baugh recalls the condition of the schools before desegregation. She calls desegregation “the most exciting social revolution occurring in the City of Buffalo.” School Superintendent Eugene Reville said English and math scores are up, while the drop out rate is down. The suspension rate for black students, however, was twice as high as that of white students.

]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Reporter)]]> Root, Kim (Photographer, Editor)]]> eng]]> Woodstock Festival]]> Rock music]]> Woodstock (N.Y.)]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Root, Kim (Photographer, Editor)]]> Summerville, Dan (Photographer, Editor)]]> eng]]> Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Manuscripts]]> Gift of the author to the Buffalo, N.Y., Young Men's Association Library (1885,1887). Presented in response to a request for a manuscript from a library official, James Fraser Gluck. 

Manuscript was received in the following installments:
  1. Title page sketch, Chapters 12 1/2-14, Chapters 22-30, Chapters 38-42 (487 leaves) in November 1885
  2. Chapters 31-27 (209 leaves), circa 1886
  3. Mark Twain's "Notice to Reader," Chapters 1-12 1/2, Chapters 15-21 (665 leaves) in July of 1887, unknown/lost to library when Curator James F. Gluck died unexpectedly while this installment was in his possession. This portion of the manuscript was recovered in 1992 and was found to include previously unpublished material.​
The following passages were never previously published:
  1. Images 401 – 433 ; Pages 198 – 214
  2. Images 743 – 851 ; Pages 309 – 363
  3. Images 1181 – 1185 ; Pages 527 – 529
  4. Images 1283 – 1325 ; Pages 579 – 600
Additional information about the manuscript's history can be found here: 
Huck Finn Manuscript

]]> Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1875-1900)]]> DeJac, Lynn]]> Criminal investigation--United States--Case studies]]>

In 2007, DeJac’s conviction was vacated after Buffalo Police cold case detective Dennis Delano brought forth DNA evidence he claimed linked DeJac’s ex-boyfriend, Dennis Donohue, to Crystallynn’s death. Donohue could not be charged because he had testified before a grand jury and was granted immunity from prosecution. However, he was later convicted of murdering a woman he had once dated.

DeJac, according to the Innocence Project, became the first woman to be exonerated of murdering someone based on DNA evidence. She had given birth to twin boys while behind bars and later married their father, Chuck Peters, while serving her sentence. She also had an older, estranged son, Edward.

WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg and News 4 Chief Photographer Mike Mombrea Jr. were with DeJac the day of her release and also documented the reunion with her family. During a live interview that evening, DeJac told Newberg, "The truth will set me free." 

Shortly after the state of New York paid DeJac a settlement of $2.7 million dollars, she was diagnosed with cancer. She died at age fifty on June 18, 2014. Her husband and twin sons, Keith and Douglas were with their mother when she passed away.

]]> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)]]> Hutchinson, Dave (Photographer)]]> Micole, Mike (Live truck technician)]]> Meegan, Martha (WIVB-TV Assignment Editor)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic artist)]]> World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy]]> World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Smith, Doug (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)]]> Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Patent medicines.]]> Promotional booklet for both the 1901 Pan-American Exposition as well as for Dr. Pierce's Medical Dispensary (located in downtown Buffalo) his Common Sense Medical Adviser... with text on the city interspersed with text on Pierce's medical wonders... and even-numbered pages with space for "Pan-American Notes," and this copy used by the original owner to record, in pencil, Expo activities [e.g., "saw spot when McKinley killed"]. Notably inscribed by anonymous Exposition visitor. 48 pages + folding color-outlined map (10.5 x 14 in.) + small Expo grounds map + pictorial wrappers. 

Specially Printed by Dr. R.V. Pierce For Free Distribution to Pan-American Visitors.

]]> Pierce, R. V. (Ray Vaughn), 1840-1914.]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Barnes, Ada L. F.--Diaries]]> Barnes, Francis G.]]> Hamburg (N.Y. : Town)--Description and travel]]> New York (State), Western--Description and travel]]> Great Lakes Region (North America)]]> Description and travel]]> Diaries]]> Barnes, Ada L. F.]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Eichberg, Benjamin--Personal narratives]]> Eichberg, Benjamin--Diaries]]> Diaries]]>
Click here to view the typed transcript of this diary.]]> Eichberg, Benjamin.]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rigas, John J., 1924-]]> Adelphia Communications Corporation.]]> On July 8, 2004, John and Timothy were found guilty of conspiracy, securities and bank fraud. They were convicted of hiding $2.3 billion in debt, while looting Adelphia of $100 million.

Michael avoided prison by pleading guilty to making a false entry in a financial record. Michael Mulcahey, the former director of internal reporting for Adelphia, was acquitted. The government’s main witness, James Brown, Adelphia’s former vice president for finance, had pleaded guilty to fraud in 2002.

Less than a year later, on June 20, 2005, John Rigas, who at age 80 suffered from heart problems and bladder cancer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. His son Timothy received a 20-year prison sentence. John’s sentence was later reduced to 12 years, and Timothy’s to 17 years, after a federal appeals court threw out part of the government’s case.

John and Timothy began serving their prison terms on August 13, 2007, when their initial appeals were denied. Two weeks earlier, John sat down with WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg, proclaiming his innocence and desire to clear the family name.

U.S. District Judge Leonard Sand had also ruled that after serving two years, John could regain his freedom if he were diagnosed with less than three months to live. On February 19, 2016, after serving 8 years in federal prison,Rigas, at age 91, was granted a compassionate release. He had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

]]> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist) ]]> eng]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> German Young Men’s Association (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Buffalo Orchestra (est. 1887)]]> Lund, John, 1859-1925]]> Buffalo Orpheus]]> Cornwell, William C.]]> Deutscher Saengerbund]]> Centura, Joseph]]> Buffalo Liedertafel]]> deu]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
The author of this play, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, was a British politician and writer. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed," "pursuit of the almighty dollar," and "the pen is mightier than the sword."  The opening line of his novel Paul Clifford (1830) is that now classic phrase, "It was a dark and stormy night".]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Burns, T. H.]]> Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873]]> Langtry, Lillie, 1853-1929]]> Coghlan, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1848-1899]]> Everill, Frederick, A.]]> Calvert, C.]]> Carne, Joseph]]> eng]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Rigas, John J., 1924-]]> Adelphia Communications Corporation]]> On July 24, 2002, 77 year old John Rigas, the founder and CEO of Adelphia Communications Corporation, was indicted on charges of securities, wire, and bank fraud. Two of his sons, Timothy and Michael were also charged, along with two company executives. Timothy had been Adelphia’s financial officer. Michael served as chief operating officer.

John Rigas, the son of Greek immigrants, had started Adelphia in 1952 with a $300 dollar investment. He grew the company to the nation’s fifth largest cable company.

Following the indictments, John Rigas talked exclusively with WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg, refuting federal charges of conspiring to defraud investors, looting corporate accounts, and failing to disclose $2.3 billion dollars in company debts.
]]> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, editor)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist) ]]> eng]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> [Buffalo Theatre]]]> Gilfert, Amelia Holman]]> eng]]> Early Nineteenth Century (1800-1850)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893]]> Rainford, Milton]]> Cummins, Ellen]]> Carroll, Jennie]]> Pierce, F. R.]]> Rogers, Benjamin G., 1819 or 1820-1895]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Howard, Bronson, 1842-1908]]> Robson, Stuart, 1836-1903]]> Woodward, George S.]]> Elwood, W. H.]]> McKean, Gabriella]]> May, Olive]]> Hayden, W. R.]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Kidder, Edward E., 1846-1927]]> Russell, Sol Smith, 1848-1902]]> Vale, Noah]]> Hudson, Alfred]]> Barker, Mary E.]]> Irving, Clara]]> Stevens, George, 1860-1940]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909]]> Barrymore, Maurice, 1849-1905]]> Owen, W. F.]]> Milton, Maud, 1850-1945]]> Ellison, Clara]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor, and frequently performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.]]> Consistory Auditorium (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Pons, Lily, 1898-1976]]> Alberghini, Luigi]]> Bamboschek, Giuseppe]]> Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]>