No, New York wasn’t the anti-slavery hero you thought it was
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An illustration of the early days of Manhattan’s Financial District. ILBUSCA/GETTY IMAGES
In light of the state Legislature passing a bill to create a reparations commission, a look back at history shows that the state has a lot of wrongs to make right for Black New Yorkers.