Interesting post on an important topic.  Often buried by historians or
denied by the general public is the fact that New York was a
slave state until 1827; most northern states were slave states at the turn
of the 19th century [+/- 1800].

I attended a lecture a few weeks back at Sotterley Plantation, St. Mary's
County, Maryland, given by the director of the new Museum of African
American History to be built on the Mall in Washington, D. C. I asked him
about this very subject and YES the Museum will cover Slavery in the North
as well as in the South. I was glad to hear that and to know that slavery
can be fairly & accurately presented as a problem in all the original 13
states. The lecture was very interesting. This looks to be a very important
museum and one long needed.

David Roberts
Hollywood, MD

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Subject: [NYHIST-L] New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War


> The New-York Historical Society Unveils Plans for New York Divided:
Slavery
> and the Civil War—the final Chapter in a groundbreaking series opens
> November 17
>
> Exhibition traces importance of slavery in the evolution of New York’s
rise
> to global economic power from 1827 through 1865
>
> NEW YORK, NY – September 20, 2006 – The New-York Historical Society
(N-YHS)
> will open New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War, the final
exhibition
> in its groundbreaking series on slavery and its impact on the people,
> landscape, institutions and economy of New York on November 17, 2006. The
> exhibition runs through September 3, 2007.
>
>