Online book talk, "Reframing the History of Slavery in New York" Monday, Sept. 23, 6:30-8PM (Eastern time) registration (free) at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reframing-the-history-of-slavery-in-new-york-tickets-1007882863777 Presented by the Gotham Center for New York City History
New York had, by far, the largest enslaved population of any colony or state in the North, and was nearly the last to abolish the institution. But in his new book, Michael J. Douma challenges much of what is known about this history. In a series of chapters hailed for their methodological innovation, Douma uses fresh demographic and economic data to go beyond the few government records and collections of huge landowning families that have supplied most past research. He argues, in short, that slavery in New York was a great deal “more Dutch” than we realize, maintaining that wealthy descendants of the colonial regime dominated the institution across the British era and well into the early American republic. They were able to hold off the growing force of antislavery, Douma argues, because — contrary to what is usually said — the institution was generally profitable, did not rely on importation for expansion, and was rooted firmly in commercial agriculture. Described as “brilliantly researched” (Shane White) and “much-needed antidote” (Jaap Jacobs), The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York ( https://email.cloud2.secureclick.net/c/56768?id=3890.7.1.29fa77e16e8120e7711d5933f365c848 ) is sure to spur debate and reshape the historiography for years to come. Nicole Maskiell , author of Bound by Bondage: Slavery and the Creation of a Northern Gentry ( https://email.cloud2.secureclick.net/c/56768?id=3890.8.1.e93fbedc712ee337a749249bf8d174e2 ) , joins in conversation. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#32180): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/32180 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/108382296/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
