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Gaylords Reunion
Emerging from Rochester's eastside, the Gaylords were one of many boys’ and girls’ social clubs that formed in Black communities in the 1950s. These groups served as positive outlets for youth experiencing the hardships of inner-city poverty and were often led by both Black and White college students and recent graduates. Brought together by the Baden Street Settlement, the Gaylords would go on to play basketball matches across New York State and host several community events, forming a lifelong bond in the process. Beginning in the 1980s, the club launched its annual Gaylords Reunion, a tradition which the group maintained for fifteen years.
Please join us for a new Gaylords Reunion as three of the club’s original members, Joe Dunbar, Charles “Buddy” Granston, and Allen Scott explore the past in a lively conversation moderated by Librarian Antoine Ajani McDonald.
The event will take place in the Kate Gleason Auditorium on the 1st floor of the Central Library.
Registration is recommended, but not required.
This is an in-person program that will also be livestreamed at:
https://www.youtube.com/@RochesterPublicLibraryNY/streams
This event is presented by the Local History & Genealogy Division of the Central Library.
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3712180-0
