We are pleased to host a talk with author Michael J. Douma about his new book The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700-1827.

Through an extensive and careful look at the data behind slavery in New York, Professor Michael J. Douma overturns many of the common assumptions of slavery in the state. Through his research, he argues that slavery in eighteenth-century New York was mostly rural, heavily Dutch, and generally profitable through the cultivation of wheat. The enslaved population of New York grew under its own accord, was relatively mobile, and played an essential role in negotiating emancipation.

Bio:  Michael J. Douma is Associate Research Professor at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, where he is also the Director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. He has written extensively on the history of the Dutch in the United States.

Please note: This event is free to attend. Space is limited, reservations strongly encouraged.