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Wealth and Slavery in New Netherland

February 22, 2023 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Nicole Maskiell, an associate professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the author of Bound By Bondage: Slavery and the Creation of the Northern Gentry (Cornell Univ. Press, 2022) joins Liz Covart to investigate the practice of slavery in Dutch New Netherland and how the colony’s elite families built their wealth and power on the labor, skills, and bodies of enslaved Africans and African Americans.

During this episode, Nicole reveals details about the colony of New Netherland and its role within the Dutch Empire; The Dutch practice of slavery in New Netherland; And, how New Netherland’s elite families used enslaved people beyond their labor to create and maintain generational wealth.

You can listen to the podcast here.

Ben Franklin’s World is an award-winning podcast. It’s for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our world. Each episode features an interview with a historian who shares their unique insights into our early American past. It is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios.

For a full list of this week’s New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE. 

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