Enslaved and Free Africans in New Netherland | Dutch New York

Learn about the history of free and enslaved Africans in New Amsterdam in these videos from Dutch New York. Using video, discussion questions, and teaching tips, students examine the history of Africans in New Amsterdam and the Dutch West India Company, which brought them to North America by force. The support materials will help students connect this history to the larger context of slavery in North America and consider why the history of slavery in New York’s past has often been overlooked.