Tag Archives: Slavery
Slavery, and how we see it
After reading the “In Hope of Liberty” by Horton and Horton and comparing it to the website given, I noticed significant differences on how each source approached the topic of slavery and the abolition movement. It appears that although they same general … Continue reading
New York City’s Unfortunate Past
Both www.slaveryinnewyork.org and the readings highlight the existence of slavery in New York City and its historical significance. I found the website to be more effective than the readings because of the emphasis on primary documents such as the excerpt … Continue reading
The runaway history
The website “Slavery in New York” clearly described how slaves were first entered and traded in New York. Slave ship documents and pictures posted in the gallery allowed visitors to have a better sense on realities of slavery and the … Continue reading
Beyond the Civil War…
“Slavery in New York” is gallery of a sequence of events that followed slavery and its root dated with some statistical focuses. the New York city in particular was different from other cities in the south in terms of … Continue reading
Draft Riots
Although the reading and the website does not both settle on the exact same ideas about why the riots began, you can tell that they both have the same outcomes and similar comparisons. Through the website you can easily tell … Continue reading
Home of the Not so Free
Slavery is a very disturbing yet fascinating issue to study. The readings on slavery seem to be very structured and formulaic, and the slave community is transformed into an object. They present to you, the topic of slavery in a … Continue reading
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