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Story of one of Westchester’s 1st Black entrepreneurs uncovered

Past the Greenwood Union Cemetery sign is a swamp near a busy highway. There lies the African American Cemetery, a section segregated for Black residents who lived in Rye in the 19th century.

Nadia Galindo

Feb 13, 2023, 10:45 PM

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