The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Host Diocesan Service Of Apology For Slavery
From its origins in the 16th century through and beyond its eventual abolition in the 19th century.
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Barbados, Emory, Harvard, Rice, USC And Others Join Forces To Advance The Study Of Transatlantic Slavery
The University of the West Indies has joined with Emory, Harvard, Rice, University of California, the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Giving New Meaning To Slavery-Related Artwork From Harlem To The Hudson
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and New York Historical Society,
Commemoration Of Slavery’s End In New York State Being Planned
The Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State has announced the formation of a statewide committee to begin planning for the bicentennial of the legal abolition of slavery in New York.
The Voices Of Slavery, Audio Interviews With Formerly Enslaved Americans (1932-75)
“During the last three decades of legal slavery in America,” writes Lucinda MacKethan at the National Humanities Center, “African American writers perfected one of the nation’s first truly indigenous genres of written literature: the North American slave narrative.”
Black Folks Worshiped In Own Spaces Before Slavery’s End From New York To Alabama,
On a narrow street in Harlem sits the oldest black church in New York state, one of many black congregations that developed in the decades before slavery ended nationwide and that worked for its abolition.
The Army And Slavery In The British Caribbean At The Schomburg In Harlem
Tim Lockley, Professor of History and Director of the Humanities Research Centre at the University of Warwick, UK, and Associate Editor of Slavery & Abolition is currently engaged in a research project on the West India Regiments: black soldiers recruited to fight in the British Army in the Caribbean.
Dutch New York Histories: Connecting African, Native American, And Slavery Heritage In Harlem
Dutch rule in New Amsterdam and New Netherland (1609-1664) was short in comparison to other colonial empires, but it has had a lasting cultural impact seen in present-day street names, cities monuments, and more.
Harlem’s Columbia University Grapples With Its Ties To Slavery
The New York Times reports that in 1755 a New York City newspaper carried an account of the swearing-in of the governors of the newly founded King’s College, which later grew into Columbia University.
‘Thomas Jefferson, Slavery, And Race’ Talk In Harlem
In this groundbreaking work, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with America’s leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to analyze Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race.
2023 New York Landmarks Conservancy “Living Landmarks” Gala
On November 1, 2023, The New York Landmarks Conservancy will celebrate its 50th Anniversary, and host its annual Living Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza.
NY State Senator Sanders Jr. Hosts Cleare, Espaillat, Salaam, Dickens, And More Panel On Reparations
Senator James Sanders Jr., who leads the NY State Senate Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises.
Aaron Douglas, Harlem Renaissance Painter, Illustrator, And Educator, Harlem, NY 1899 – 1979
Aaron Douglas. May 26, 1899 – February 2, 1979, was a Harlem-based painter, illustrator, and visual arts educator working during the Harlem Renaissance.
Senator Cordell Cleare And Juneteenth Committee Host 30th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
The Malcolm Shabazz Juneteenth Committee, of which Senator Cordell Cleare has been an active member since its inception.
Education Equity Action Plan Coalition Bookmobile Tour From Harlem To Hollis
The Education Equity Action Plan Coalition (EEAPC) has made a significant announcement with the unveiling of its Black Studies: An Education for Me + You bookmobile.