This webinar, organized in cooperation with The Netherland-America Foundation (NAF), took place on 3 October 2024.
After the American Revolution, a small town in what is now New York City opened a preparatory academy. In this webinar, organized for both Dutch and American audiences, MIT Professor Craig Wilder discussed how the residents of this Dutch farming village used the slave economy and the early national desire for schools to recover from several years of warfare and military occupation. His talk was followed by a Q&A moderated by slavery scholar Damian Pargas.
Watch the full webinar here.
