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Mapping the African American Past (MAAP)

Columbia University•maap.columbia.edu
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Mapping the American Past (MAAP) illustrates places and moments that have shaped the long history of African Americans in New York City.
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Manhattan Company - description

40 Wall Street The Manhattan Company was formed to bring fresh water to New Yorkers. Or at least that was its stated purpose.

Jan 21, 2008

Slave Market - description

Wall Street and Water Street In 1711, New York was growing quickly, and the growing needs of the city were often supplied by slave labor.

Jan 21, 2008

Tontine Coffeehouse - description

Across from the Meal Market, where enslaved workers could be hired or bought, was the Tontine Coffee House, home of the New York Stock Exchange.

Jan 21, 2008

Wall Street - description

One Wall Street A gang of black men labored as long as daylight allowed, digging a three-foot-deep trench from the East River all the way across Manhattan Island to the Hudson River.

Jan 21, 2008

Weeksville - description

1698 Bergen Street Far from the bustle and racism of Manhattan, on what was then the outskirts of Brooklyn, free blacks built a community called Weeksville.

Jan 21, 2008

West Indian Day Parade - description

Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn Many slaves brought the tradition of African outdoor ceremonies to the Caribbean. However, once enslaved, they were prohibited from holding public celebrations despite their slaveholders' engagement in street parades like Mardi Gras.The Harlem permit was revoked in 1964 due to a violent riot. Five years later, a committee organized by Trinidadian Carlos Lezama obtained another permit for a parade on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. The parade has been held th...

Jan 21, 2008

William Floyd Estate - Lynda Day commentary

245 Park Drive, Mastic Beach, Long Island William Floyd, the first son of Nicoll and Tabitha Floyd, was born on the south shore of Long Island in 1734. His father purchased the Mastic Beach property in 1724 building the Old Mastic house to serve as the family’s home.

Jan 21, 2008

William Floyd Estate - description

245 Park Drive, Mastic Beach, Long Island William Floyd, the first son of Nicoll and Tabitha Floyd, was born on the south shore of Long Island in 1734. His father purchased the Mastic Beach property in 1724 building the Old Mastic house to serve as the family’s home.

Jan 21, 2008
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