New York was the last slaving port in the Americas. Long after Congress banned the trade, hundreds of ships were leaving the wharfs of Manhattan bound for the African coast. This talk, drawn from the author’s new book, The Last Slave Ships (Yale University Press), describes who ran the trade and how, why law enforcement was complicit, and the reasons why Abraham Lincoln’s Republic Party squashed the trade during the Civil War.

The talk is presented through the Hudson River Maritime Museum, beginning at 7:00 PM via Zoom. There is a $5.00 fee for non-members. Register at https://www.hrmm.org

Presented by Dr, John Harris, assistant professor of history at Erskine College.

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