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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.
135-137 Mulberry Street
Soon after the Revolution, in 1785, a group of wealthy, powerful white men formed the New York Manumission Society. Although many were slave owners, their mission was to aid the enslaved, and to gradually end slavery in the state.
Mapping the African American Past (MAAP)
Mapping the American Past (MAAP) illustrates places and moments that have shaped the long history of African Americans in New York City.
