Although most Africans in New Netherland were enslaved, not all interactions were oppressive—some were amicable. Whites witnessed Black marriages, socialized with enslaved people, and occasionally intermarried and raised families together.
Erik Spoelstra is an American professional basketball coach and longtime head coach of the Miami Heat. Rising from video coordinator to head coach, he led the team to multiple NBA championships.
In 2004, archaeologists Paul Huey and Jim Bradley led Len Tantillo across a recently turned field along a creek on the east side of the Hudson...
Starting in the 15th century the colonial and maritime nations of Europe were consumed by the need to find a faster navigable route to the trading nations of Asia. Voyages to the Far East
Translation from Van Laer, Register of the Provincial Secretary, Volume III, 1648-1660, doc. 30b, pg. 82 Before me, Cornells van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared...
Dr. Benjamin Spock was an American pediatrician whose influential book Baby and Child Care transformed child-rearing practices worldwide. First published in 1946, the guide sold over 50 million copies and shaped generations of parents.
Most of New Netherland's enslaved people were brought to the colony either through the inter-colonial or transatlantic slave trade. The first enslaved laborers arrived in New Netherland as early as 1625.
The flag of the Dutch West India Company served as the symbol of the dominant power in and around present-day New York,
On February 25, 1644, eleven enslaved men and their wives were granted half-freedom by the Dutch West India Company after petitioning the Council, citing long service and broken promises.
Peter Spier was a Dutch-American author and illustrator of children’s books, best known for richly detailed works such as Noah’s Ark and People. His books earned major awards including the Caldecott Medal.
