New Amsterdam, a town on the tip of Manhattan Island within the Dutch colony of New Netherland, saw a sudden influx of African slave labor in 1655. The Dutch had been involved with the African ...
Liberals still haven't awakened from the dream of American unity — but the Puritans and their followers knew better ...
In his Taking Manhattan, Russell Shorto expertly sheds light on some forgotten characters from history – but not without some ...
With funds provided by the federal government and the Amsterdam City Council, the new center aims to show ... is towards the museum in the former Dutch colonies. “In Curaçao, I found a document ...
The European settlement of what would become New York was led by the Dutch, settling along the Hudson River in 1624. They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan.
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highlighting Black presence as early as the 16th century through colonial symbols ... She co-authored Amsterdam and The Netherlands Slavery Heritage Guides and Dutch New York Histories.