New York played an underappreciated role in the transatlantic slave trade. Join us at the Long Island Maritime Museum on Sunday, April 23 as we welcome esteemed scholar and author Dr. Philip Misevich, Associate Professor in the History Department at St. John's University. Drawing on new data that documents slave ships that moved into and out of New York, Dr. Misevich will discuss how New Yorkers organized transatlantic trading, the individuals involved in financing slave ships, the places in Africa to which New York-based voyages traveled, and the African origins of enslaved people forced back to New York. Non-members $10. Space is limited, so please call LIMM at 631-HISTORY to reserve your seat!
