Re: Slavery in NY

Charles Herbert Crookston (charlesc@efaxinc.com)
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:28:18 -0800

Volharding@aol.com wrote:
>
> Of course not, to the victor go the spoils including a "politically correct
> history". My ancestors settled in NY in 1636 and during the ensuing years
> did own slaves. There are numerous wills that include the disposition of
> slaves in NY.
>
> Another point to consider is that slavery while totally eliminated in the
> south as a result of the War Between the States, did not cease in the north
> until much later.
>
> "Our future is only as good as our history. Change the past and suffer the
> consequences in the future!" Searcher

Any good historian will tell you if he is being honest, *history is not
what happened,
history is what is written about!*

Charles

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