Monthly Archives: March 2011
Neutral vs Indepth Look at Slavery
In the website “Slavery in New York”, information about slavery is looked in a neutral manner. It looks at the occurrences in a historical point of view, without taking sides if it was positive or negative. To prove this manner, … Continue reading
Slavery in Two Looks
The readings and website both cover a similar topic, slavery. Each source talks about the abolishment of slavery and the problems with slavery. The readings such as White’s don’t really go into the past of slavery like the website does. … Continue reading
Books Vs. Websites – The Battle of the Times and Slavery
Both the reading and the website illustrate slavery in different ways. Homberger illustrates who came to New York City, including the roles that these people played in modern society. For example, African Americans were more likely than not slaves. As … Continue reading
Slavery in New York
Going through the online exhibit of Slavery in New York, I was expecting a long and throughout explanation for each picture. Especially since the slavery in New York were well documented (as we can see from Shane Whites piece Somewhat … Continue reading
I am now a free man
Slavery is what slavery is but exactly is slavery. Growing up I heard mostly one side of slavey but now I’m starting to realize it was more than just picking cotton. The slaves that was brought here came here without … Continue reading
Slavery
At the beginning they show a lot of picture and give a lot of facts about slavery, and how it was wrong… but then it shows New York as a somewhat of a safe place, where slaves that wanted freedom could go and … Continue reading
Assignment due 3/14
Reading: Chudacoff & Smith: read all; Homberger: read all; Jackson: read Introduction and Chapter 2; Warner: read Introduction Written: Write a 1-2 paragraph post explaining the changes related to one type of transportation in American cities during the period covered … Continue reading
Assignment due 3/9
Reading: Chudacoff & Smith: read all; Homberger: read all; Bernstein: read Introduction and captions on images following Introduction Website: http://www.virtualny.cuny.edu/draftriots/Intro/draft_riot_intro_set.html Written: Write a 1-2 paragraph post comparing what you learned about the Draft Riots on the Virtual New York website … Continue reading
Compelling Contradictions
Horton’s ‘In Hope of Liberty’ highlights how the black community in the years before and after the American War for Independence evolved overtime in a bid to progress and fight for freedom. The interesting arguments made here include how the … Continue reading
African American Struggle
Even the constitution was written in 1777 and based on the decleration of independence. The New york slavery was not abolished. The most important experience for the African American in the United States of America was they has been living … Continue reading