Black History Month Trailblazers
February is Black History Month. Watch Spectrum News NY1 all month long as we pay homage to New York trailblazers who worked hard to bring about change.

Trailblazers

Cheryl Wills uncovered a remarkable piece of her family history: her great, great, great grandfather escaped slavery and fought for the North in the Civil War. But it wasn’t just Grandpa Sandy Wills who lived a notable life. His wife, Emma, was a literacy advocate and took on the government. Pat Kiernan sits down with Cheryl to discuss her new book about another Wills ancestor: Emma.

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