During the fall semester, History students at Daemen have been at work researching the stories behind photos from Skateland, a roller skate park on Buffalo's East Side. Many of the area's African-American residents who skated there as children and adults have fond memories of the park.
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| Daemen students visited Rainbow Rink to connect with community members |
These students were working on The Skateland Project, a collaboration between Daemen's library and archives, faculty from the English and History & Political Science Departments, and community partners in that include the RISE Collaborative, CEPA Gallery, Open Buffalo, and Barrett Gordon through the WASH Project. Daemen students enrolled in Dr. Campbell's History Workshop class took part in the project.
Records from the collection include a large number of photo collages of people enjoying themselves at Skateland, such as those in the image above.
Read more about this project in this story on the RISE Collaborative's website: https://risecollaborative.com/rise/skateland
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