"After the revolution,
King's College changed its name to Columbia. Then slavery was abolished
gradually in New York. Little by little Columbia's direct connection fades
away. But New York City in the 1830s and '40s is still very tied into the cotton
trade. We don't like to think about this as New Yorkers, we like to think of it
as a bastion of liberalism. But New York was a pro-slavery city. The economy
was very connected to the South and to slavery."
Gillian B. White at The Atlantic interviews Eric Foner about Columbia University and Slavery, a historical research project.
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
"It Illuminates the History of Not Only the School, but of New York, Too"
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