Leslie M. Harris

Season 5 Episode 5

Leslie M. Harris is professor of history and African American studies at Northwestern.

Many Americans’ knowledge of slavery is largely limited to the antebellum South, but prior to 1827, New York City actually had the largest enslaved population of any city outside of the South. In lower Manhattan, the African Burial Ground alone holds the remains of as many as 20,000 enslaved Blacks.

AIR DATE 1/31/24

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