Photos capture, tell the story of Syracuse’s African American Community Syracuse Post Standard — The contributions of African-Americans to Syracuse goes back many years. They lived here, worked here, prayed here, played here and died here. Photographs from collections at the Onondaga Historical Association and Coulter Library, Onondaga Community College capture the African-American community in Syracuse. The photographs include everyday occurrences. The local barber shop, where everybody went. The club sports, the bowling teams. The social events of the year. The older married couple on the porch.