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General Category => Domestic & World News => Topic started by: AngelOfThyNight on March 05, 2023, 08:55:51 PM

Title: Uncovering the North's forgotten history of slavery
Post by: AngelOfThyNight on March 05, 2023, 08:55:51 PM

Uncovering the North's forgotten history of slavery

In a part of the country often thought to be "free" from the ravages of Southern  slavery, the team behind a remarkable project is beginning to gradually piece together a story that shows how the South Fork of Long Island was deeply intertwined with the Atlantic slave trade.
Source: Uncovering the North's forgotten history of slavery (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/opinions/remembering-slavery-in-the-north-zelizer/index.html)