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Reconsidering Slavery in New Netherland (A Virtual Talk)

April 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

List of Purchasers of “a lot of male and female Negroes,” from a Slave Auction in Manhattan, May 29th, 1664 courtesy Volume X, part III, pg. 228 New York Dutch Colonial ManuscriptsThe Hudson Area Library History Room has announced “Reconsidering Slavery in 17th century New Netherland – What do We Know? What Can We Learn?,” a talk by Dennis J. Maika on Thursday, April 28th.

This talk will take a look at the enslaved, slavery’s institutional origins and development, the slave trade, and how slavery impacted New Netherland society.

Dennis J. Maika is Senior Historian at the New Netherland Institute. A historian of colonial New York with a Ph.D. in History from New York University, he has written numerous articles and papers and served as a consultant for a variety of local history and education projects.

His recent article, “To ‘experiment with a parcel of negros’: Incentive, Collaboration, and Competition in New Amsterdam’s Slave Trade,” was a winner of NNI’s 2021 Clague and Carol Van Slyke Article Prize.

He is currently working on a book about Manhattan merchants and their city government in the Dutch and English periods of seventeenth-century New York history. As a professional educator, he taught History and Psychology at the high school and college levels for several decades.

The event will begin at 6 pm and will be be held virtually via Zoom. Registration is required and can be completed online.

Photo: List of Purchasers of “a lot of male and female Negroes,” from a Slave Auction in Manhattan, May 29th, 1664 courtesy Volume X, part III, pg. 228 New York Dutch Colonial Manuscripts.

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