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Christopher Verga

Bay Shore
As seen in: Fire Island News, Greater Long Island, Newsday, CounterPunch, Long Island Press, Dan's Papers, GreaterBayShore, GreaterBabylon
Covers:  History, politics and environmental news
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Columnist for Fire Island News, writer, High School Social Studies Teacher, Adjunct at Suffolk Community College and John Jay College.
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LI police shooting in 1946 was met with anger. Then silence.

LI police shooting in 1946 was met with anger. Then silence.

Newsday — "The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island: A Civil Rights Catalyst" revisits the killing of 2 Black men, which sparked civil rights protests.
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Bike Packing: A Unique Camping Experience on Fire Island - Fire Island News

Bike Packing: A Unique Camping Experience on Fire Island - Fire Island News

fireislandnews.com — "A 15- to 20-mile ride with a heavy bike in soft sand and an additional mile or two by foot is not for everyone. But the wilderness zone is a true camping experience away from the rest of the world."
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Cuban Giants: First Black Baseball League - Fire Island News

Cuban Giants: First Black Baseball League - Fire Island News

fireislandnews.com — By Christopher Verga Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the major leagues and before Satchel Paige revolutionized baseball, there was Sol White and the Cuban Giants. Following the American Civil War, baseball quickly took root in American culture. Each region had its own rules, play
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The Battle for Long Islanders' Souls and Minds: Holy Name Society's Fight against the Ku Klux Kla...

The Battle for Long Islanders' Souls and Minds: Holy Name Society's Fight against the Ku Klux Kla...

stonybrook.edu — An insurgence of hate and nationalist groups spurred by a growth in immigrant populations that practiced a foreign religion and spoke a foreign language; false news that targeted new immigrants as threats to American society and promoted political campaigns designed around a Protestant conservative social etiquette - these events are reminiscent of 2016, but the year was 1923, and the Catholics of Long Island were transitioning from a minority to a majority religion.
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What the Island Gives the Ocean Takes - Fire Island News

What the Island Gives the Ocean Takes - Fire Island News

fireislandnews.com — By Sept. 11, 1964, Fire Island became a Nation- al Seashore, and the Fire Island Highway idea was dead. The problems created by the inlet stabilization measures were left to the federal government to partner up with local agencies to resolve the erosion.
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Why Fire Island should join the Statue of Liberty as a World Heritage Site

Why Fire Island should join the Statue of Liberty as a World Heritage Site

Greater Long Island — by Chris Verga | The Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Venice. Athens. Petra Jordan. The Galapagos Islands. These ... Continued
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L.I. History: A 40-hour battle against death aboard the wrecked Louis V. Place

L.I. History: A 40-hour battle against death aboard the wrecked Louis V. Place

Greater Long Island — Modern conveniences have made historic events such as the wreck of the Louis V. Place foreign to our ... Continued
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Column: A renewed call for councilmatic districts in Islip Town

Column: A renewed call for councilmatic districts in Islip Town

Greater Long Island — "No Taxation without representation" is one of the founding principles of the United States. But does that truly ... Continued
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Cherry Grove's Community House: A Monument to Civil Rights - Fire Island News

Cherry Grove's Community House: A Monument to Civil Rights - Fire Island News

Fire Island News — Cherry Grove's Community House and Theater are among the 10 National Historical Landmarks representing historical and contemporary LGBTQ+ civil rights struggles.
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