Slavery in New York was a New York Historical Society Exhibition in 2005-6.
New York Slavery (1 of 14 chapters – follow links) is the doctoral dissertation of Dr. Vivienne L. Kruger. MA., M. Phil., Ph.D. circa 1985. Dr. Kruger can be contacted at newyorkslavery@yahoo.com
Hat tip to Elizabeth McGrady for the Kruger find.
Slaves built the wall on Wall Street and NYC was one of the most pro south city in the Union. Too much money was being lost with the collapse of the cotton trade.
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel [The most famous hotel in the world] is built on a Slave Cemetery…
Ohhhh 🙁
Slavery ended in New York in 1828, just 32 years prior to the Civil War…
Slavery in America left no state untouched! Some states just practiced more viciously than other states!