5/14 Buffalo Massacre Community Memory Coalition creating community archive

The 5/14 Buffalo Massacre Community Memory Coalition is gathering first-person accounts from the Buffalo mass shooting to create a community archive.

They are also working to understand how the tragedy reshaped Buffalo to make sure history is not forgotten.

"There have been stories that have been historically excluded from our narrative and that's part of what contributes to white supremacy and to these very issues of racism and white supremacy that we are trying to address," Melissa Brown, co-chair of the 5/14 Buffalo Massacre Community Memory Coalition said.

"As we said accuracy is important to not only have stories that have been untold, they've been distorted," Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold said. "So we want an accurate record from the individuals who actually experienced the issue."

The coalition hosted its first public meeting at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Branch Library on Thursday.

The co-chairs say everyone in the community is welcome to participate.