Questions of a Dutch-period slave market, and the establishment of the Slave Block in British-period New York.
Dublin Core
Title
Questions of a Dutch-period slave market, and the establishment of the Slave Block in British-period New York.
Subject
Dedicated public spaces to the slave trade in New York.
Description
Documented inquiries on the existence of a public slave market during 17th century Dutch period, along with the documented establishment of a Slave Market in 18th century British New York.
Creator
Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection.
Source
Image ID. 5493284. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Establishment of the 'Slave Block' in New York."
Publisher
Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
Date
January 1, 1650/ January 1, 1750
Contributor
Curtwrght, Wesley, Elizabeth Donnan, James Weldon Johnson, and Alfred A. Knopf. Writer's Program (New York, NY).
Rights
Public domain.
Relation
Text, essay, document.
Format
Internet archive.
Language
English.
Type
Text, essay, document.
Identifier
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11928496. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a212f20-8583-0133-dd34-00505686a51c
Coverage
New York, NY. 17th century. 18th century.
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Public spaces in New York dedicated to the slave trade.
Original Format
Paper.
Collection
Tags
Citation
Curtwright, Wesley. Writer's Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection., “Questions of a Dutch-period slave market, and the establishment of the Slave Block in British-period New York.,” Silences of New York History, accessed October 10, 2024, https://silencesofnyhistory.org/items/show/182.