When people think of zines, they don’t tend to think of historical scholarship or master’s thesis work. But then there’s James Coughlin. 
Coughlin has focus his work to spotlight the civil rights movement, African Amercian history, the “student movement,” and housing segregation in Buffalo. This research is reflected in his zine, “City of Distant Neighbors,” which he’ll be talking about at the inaugural Zine Fest at SUNY Fredonia on Saturday (March 7). Lee Ames has the story.