On Thursday, April 28, at 6:00 p.m., the History Room of the Hudson Area Library, in collaboration with the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, presents a talk by Dennis J. Maika, Senior Historian at the New Netherlands Institute, entitled "Reconsidering Slavery in 17th-Century New Netherland--What Do We Know? What Can We Learn?" The following is quoted from the press release for the event:
There has been a glaring gap in today’s important and critical discussion of American slavery and its legacy: an accurate understanding of the lives of the enslaved and their enslavers in the Northern colonies and how their experiences contributed to the institution of American slavery. Many Americans are surprised to learn of the existence of Northern slavery and New Yorkers may be stunned to learn that slavery was deeply entwined in their colonial and state history. Historians have long recognized these connections but have been marginally successful in bringing these stories to a wider audience. In recent years, a new cohort of New Netherland historians has focused their attention on the experiences of the enslaved, slavery’s institutional origins and development, the slave trade, and how slavery impacted New Netherland society. Thus, the purpose of this talk is to provide a broader historical context in which to consider some of these new revelations and the questions they raise. Hopefully, a better appreciation of slavery in New Netherland will stimulate a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of American slavery.
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