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    Journalism Students Uncover Stories of Slavery on Long Island

    The first enslaved Africans arrived in New Amsterdam in 1626. For 200 years slavery was part of life on Long Island. Since its abolition, slavery has faded from local memory, largely forgotten or ignored. But...

    August 7, 2020
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