Original research backed by compelling historical documents reveals that a staggering number of New York City mayors were enslavers or investors in slave ships. Forty-nine men — including acting mayors — served as mayor until New York legally ended slavery in the state in 1827.
Of those, forty-three (88%) are documented as enslavers or investors in the slave trade. After emancipation there were two mayors involved with slavery, which brings the total number of mayors directly connected to slavery up to forty-five. [Read more…] about 45 New York City Mayors Were Slavers Records Show