Photograph of a modern day celebration of the Dutch holiday, Pinkster, by black people in New York's Hudson Valley region. An example of traditional cultural assimilation as evidence of colonialism, as well as a holiday of leisure that was allowed to be celebrated by the black denizens of 17th century New Amsterdam.
A 1651 Illustration of possible depiction of Fort Amsterdam at the southern tip of Manhattan along with the surrounding colony, European ships, and indigenous peoples in the foreground.