African-American Resources for New York

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US Black Heritage Project Home Page

African-American Genealogy Resources

African-American Resources by State

A New York Team has not yet been created.

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Links to online resources about black heritage in New York:

Contents 1 History and General Resources 2 Resources by Location 2.1 Albany County 2.2 Cayuga County 2.3 Essex County 2.4 Schenectady County 3 Slavery Resources

History and General Resources

• Ethnic Groups, New York Heritage Digital Collections A number of African American Resources for New York
• Wikipedia: History of Slavery in New York
• Exhibit: Slavery in New York
• New York Historical Society, Slavery in New York
• Digital Collections
• Black Genealogy in New York

Resources by Location

Albany County

• Albany NY: The Jacksons, Lattimores, and Schuylers, First African-American Families of Early Albany, by Stefan Bielinski and the Colonial Albany Social History Project.
• Albany, New York: Black History: Capt. Samuel Schuyler & His Steam Towboat Company, New York Almanack, February 20, 2023 by Peter Hess
• Census of Slaves 1755 (Lower New York) Albany 1850

Cayuga County

• Auburn, NY: When Architecture and Racial Justice Intersect

Essex County

• Lake Placid, NY: Growing freedom in the Adirondack Wilderness

Schenectady County

• Schenectady, New York: Documents About Enslaved People in Schenectady, Collection Owner: Schenectady County Historical Society, New York Heritage Digital Collections.This collection contains 18th and 19th century materials that document slavery in Schenectady County. The collection is composed of documents that mention enslaved and formerly enslaved people including bills of sale, wills, deeds, and letters.

Slavery Resources

• Searchable database Slaves and Slave Owners in New York State, compiled and hosted by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
  • https://nyslavery.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
• New York Slavery Records Index - Contains database of NY slaves by name and multiple resources
  • https://nyslavery.commons.gc.cuny.edu
• NPS African Burial Ground
  • http://www.nps.gov/afbg/index.htm