Tag Archives: Slavery
Positive Look on Slavery?
White, in his writing Somewhat More Independent: The End of Slavery in New York City, starts off with a surprised tone, stating that slavery in New York is neglected despite the fact that New York and New Jersey were two … Continue reading
Liberty City
During the late 1700’s, New York’s population grew exponentially after the demobilization of the revolutionary army. As population of New York grew, so did its thirst for economical growth. Although most of the southern states were followers of Thomas Jefferson, … Continue reading
Human Stepping Stone
Throughout the history of organized civilization there has always been some type of social hierarchy. Within European history it was usually non-Christian’s that were subject to oppression and enslavement but as time progressed and European expansion made its way to … Continue reading
The Aristocratic Cities…
Slavary Chudacoff introduces in The revolution of American Urban society how Colonist setup and developed urban cities. The chapters also discussed that those urban cities borne along many problems whether in south or in north. As the cities … Continue reading
The Role I Was Born For!
Have you ever asked who built the walls that made Wall Street? Or even who cut the roads to make Broadway? It’s a fact that Native Americans were not stable enough for the physical labor that building a new colony … Continue reading