Presented by the African American Archive of Columbia County, in partnership with the Columbia County Historical Society
Presented by Dr. Andrea Mosterman
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3 p.m.
This free lecture in person at Hudson Area Library and online via Zoom.
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Dr. Andrea Mosterman is an Associate Professor Atlantic History, Joseph Tregle Professor in Early American History, University of New Orleans, and author of Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York.
This talk will explore:
- Structure of slavery in Albany and Columbia counties, exploring the differences between urban and farming communities
- Structure of slavery in small communities such as Kinderhook — number of slave owners, family names, number of slaves per household
- Lived experiences of enslaved people in Columbia County, documented with photos of existing houses in Kinderhook
- How enslaved peoples worshipped, and how they were buried
