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The Dutch Church of early 17th century New Amsterdam and its stance on Black New Yorkers being Christians.

Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1609/ January 1, 1665.

"The colony of New York in 1712."

Powers, Bob. April 6, 1712

Slave Market Commemorative Marker on Wall Street, Manhattan, 2015.

CBS New York Local News June 27, 2015

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1651 Depiction of Fort Amsterdam and the surrounding New Amsterdam colony along with European ships and the indigenous people of the region.

J. Hartgers, boeck-verkooper. Beschrijvinghe van Virginia, Nieuw Nederlandt, Nieuw Engelandt, en d'eylanden Bermudes, Berbados, en S. Christoffel Collection. January 1, 1651/ January 1, 1652

"Bill of Lading of 300 Merchantable Slaves To Be Delivered At The Manhattans, 21 July 1664." Doc. 86, pg. 198. The Curaço Papers, 1640-1665 Volume 17. Documentation of the West India Company's activities in the 17th century Caribbean islands.

Gehring, Charles T., The New Netherland Research Center and the New Netherland Institute. July 21, 1664.

Modern-day celebration of the Pinkster holiday by black people in Hudson Valley New York.

The Historic Hudson Valley website. May 9, 2018.

Account of Negroes on the Pinkster Dutch Holiday.jpg

A description of all black denizens of the New Netherland settlement celebrating the Pinkster holiday.

Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. January 1, 1620/ January 1, 1665.

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An explanations of the 1638 Dutch law forbidding WIC slaves from personal economic gain, as well as acts of immortality in New Amsterdam.

Williamson, Simon. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. April 15,1638.

History of Early Dutch Period of Laws Affecting Education of Negroes.jpg

Browse Items (32 total)

The Dutch Church of early 17th century New Amsterdam and its stance on Black New Yorkers being Christians.

"The colony of New York in 1712."

Slave Market Commemorative Marker on Wall Street, Manhattan, 2015.

1651 Depiction of Fort Amsterdam and the surrounding New Amsterdam colony along with European ships and the indigenous people of the region.

"Bill of Lading of 300 Merchantable Slaves To Be Delivered At The Manhattans, 21 July 1664." Doc. 86, pg. 198. The Curaço Papers, 1640-1665 Volume 17. Documentation of the West India Company's activities in the 17th century Caribbean islands.

Modern-day celebration of the Pinkster holiday by black people in Hudson Valley New York.

A description of all black denizens of the New Netherland settlement celebrating the Pinkster holiday.

An explanations of the 1638 Dutch law forbidding WIC slaves from personal economic gain, as well as acts of immortality in New Amsterdam.

The arrival and treatment of the Dutch's West India Company's enslaved Africans.

Colonial Governor Robert Hunter (1710-1720) account of the New York Slave Revolt of 1712.

Redrawing of the 1660 Castello Plan of New Amsterdam.

Painting of Dutch colonials' involvement in the African slave trade.