Reckoning with Dutch Enslavers with Debra Bruno, Russell Shorto / Live from New Amsterdam
After journalist Debra Bruno discovered that her Dutch ancestors were enslavers, she contacted the descendants of the people her family enslaved. Would connecting with the descendants bring anyone healing? She described the details of her journey for the Washington Post Magazine in 2020. Bruno joins writer Russell Shorto to talk about her archival research and record finding, what it meant to publish her family history, and how she’s turning it all into a book.
Debra Bruno is a freelance writer and has published her work in outlets such as the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Politico, and Washingtonian.
Russell Shorto is the bestselling author of The Island at the Center of the World, Amsterdam, and Revolution Song. He is the director of the New Amsterdam Project at New-York Historical Society.
Live From New Amsterdam is an ongoing series hosted by the New Netherland Institute and the New Amsterdam Project at the New-York Historical Society.
Through vibrant conversations with scholars and historians, each program will investigate new and exciting research related to New Amsterdam, New Netherland, and the lasting legacies of Dutch rule in New York.
Live From New Amsterdam is presented in partnership with the New Netherland Institute.
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