Download or read book Slavery in New York written by Ira Berlin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of slavery in New York City is told through contributions by leading historians of African-American life in New York and is published to coincide with a major exhibit, in an anthology that demonstrates how slavery shaped the city's everyday experiences and directly impacted its rise to a commercial and financial power. Original. 10,000 first printing.