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Local History Museums Suspend Executive Directors, Pledge More Diversity, After Featuring KKK-Related Content During Black History Month

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Father Patrick Edwards, president of the Southampton History Museum, at the press conference on Friday.

Lawrence Street, president of the Eastern Long Island Branch of the NAACP, at the press conference on Friday.

Victoria Berger, executive director of the Suffolk County Historical Society, at the press conference on Friday.

The Suffolk County Historical Society and Southampton History Museum have suspended their executive directors and are pledging to increase the diversity of their leadership after apologizing to members of the... more

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