I sent a reply to this story, info: DEEPTI HAJELA, reporter. and NY Museum Curator Richard Rabinowitz:

http://tinyurl.com/aagj7

N.Y. exhibit explores history of slavery
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/11/05
BY DEEPTI HAJELA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Most Americans think of slavery as a Southern institution.

But for close to 200 years, New York City served as a centerpiece in the African slave trade.

Slavery was an important part of New York's economy, as a new exhibition shows. "Slavery in New York," a massive, $5 million undertaking by the New York Historical Society, opened Friday and runs through March 5.

Through documents, paintings, video and sculpture in more than 9,000 square feet of exhibition space, the show focuses on just how vital slavery was to the building of the city and the state. Slavery was abolished in New York in 1827, but when the American Revolution began in 1776, the only city with more slaves than New York was Charleston, S.C.

"New York almost got an extra representative (in Congress) because it had so many slaves," said Richard Rabinowitz, the show's curator.

The exhibition is spread over multiple galleries..................etc.,etc......



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I would think that for $5 Million the exhibit could have come up with a more factual, complete story of the slavery in NY that would at least mention the names of the free Negro's who owned slaves in NY until 1830, three years after it was declared illegal.

According to the book entitled "Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830" by CARTER C. WOODSON, NEGRO UNIVERSITIES PRESS, Westport CT, there were many slaves owned by Black's, or African American's as they are referred to today..

http://www.wvculture.org/history/notewv/woodson.html

This book is available in NJ Public Libraries, which book I copied the information. Starting on page 23, listing all of NY state by counties, in NY City William Ritchinson owned a slave, John Jones owned 2 slaves, John Scott owned 3, Benjamin Walker owned one, etc., etc..and so did Sara Kip. In fact many Negro women actually owned male slaves;

From AMERICAN HERITAGE, Feb - March 1993, page 90 "Selling Poor Steven":

In New Orleans , they have changed the name of the George Washington school because Washington owned slaves, yet fully 25% of the slave owners there were free negro’s, and a large percentage of them were women. Cases in point are Celeste Dupre, Felicianna Hurtin, Madelaine Pernet, Maria Louisa Villard, etc.. Many of these women owned their husbands, lock, stock, and barrel. Dilsey Pope, a free negress, owned her husband. After a quarrel, she sold him to a white man. After a reconciliation, Dilsey tried to buy him back, but his owner would not sell him." Ce la amour.

I stand by what I have written, and invite comments from Deepti Hajla, Richard Rabinowitz, et al.

I remain Your Servant,

Edward Toner

Brick NJ

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I would think that for $5 Million the exhibit could have come up with a more factual, complete story of the slavery in NY that would at least mention the names of the free Negro's who owned slaves in NY until 1830, three years after it was declared illegal.yeah, but its not pc to admit that. don't you know only white males are responsible for all the evil in the world?

So, Ed, what you are saying is that black people are UNDER-represented in the ranks of slave-owners ?

Well, the 'good' liberals of the world can't have that ... the category 'slave-owner' MUST accurately relfect the demographic make-up of the region. As a result we must apply 'affirmative' pressure to force this exhibit to include more blacks and other minorities amoung the ranks of 'slave-owners'. Down with the White monopoly on 'slave-owners' ! Still Blacks will rise against the evil, oppressive European society. Blacks Will be included in 'slave-owning'. We musn't let Whitey deny the true history of the black race. Blacks can own slaves just as well as any white man ... perhaps even better if it weren't for Whiteys keeping the bruthas down .... blah blah blah ...

(its a joke, people).

yeah, but its not pc to admit that. don't you know only white males are responsible for all the evil in the world?

I'll never understand why things like this trouble white people so much.

I'll never understand why things like this trouble white people so much.


We could tell some lies about other races or cultures, but then again ,like whites, theres enough truth that lies aren't nessasary ! :rolleyes:

And the blacks were good at owning slaves, probly gave whites some pointers ,since they were owners prior to their piurchase from black slave runners by whites . slaves were owned in Africa by other black slave masters . But don't look for this in any history books anywhere .

Also every state in America at time of Constitution agreed to give up slaves ,but S.Carolina held out and would only sign if they kept slaves . John Adams fought against it along with Jefferson,Washington and others to abolish it .