Mark your calendars and plan to join others in viewing “The Hidden History of Slavery in New York”.

This documentary won an award at the 67th annual NY Emmy Awards in 2024.

Larry Epstein wrote, produced and researched the project, and he will present this film along with a Q&A session afterwards.

Zoom in or watch with others from the comfort of the front parlor of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence.

FILM DESCRIPTION

With a debate raging in the US about what should and shouldn’t be taught about slavery in schools, high school student Richard French IV wanted to learn more about New York City’s prominent and largely untold role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. ‘The Hidden History of Slavery in New York’ is a 30-minute documentary for broadcast television, that digs deeply into an infamous chapter in our country that hasn’t made its way into the history books.
Host Richard French IV set out to study the issue and educate others, after he read the 1619 Project, and went on a tour of slavery sites in New York City.

LARRY’S BIO

Larry is a two-time Emmy award-winning documentary and news producer, journalist, writer, anchor and corporate copywriter. He is currently a writer/reporter for the River Journal, Peekskill Herald and The Examiner, and also a freelance producer at News 12. Larry is a former executive producer at MSNBC, and former senior-level producer at the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.