The 10 Best Mapping the African American Past (MAAP) Podcast Episodes
1) Weeksville - Kenneth Jackson commentary
Kenneth Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences, Columbia University, discusses Weeksville.
2) West Indian Day Parade - description
Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn Many slaves brought the tradition of African outdoor ceremonies to the Caribbean. However, once enslaved, they were prohibited from holding public celebrati...Show More
3) Weeksville - description
1698 Bergen Street Far from the bustle and racism of Manhattan, on what was then the outskirts of Brooklyn, free blacks built a community called Weeksville.
4) Wall Street - Kenneth Jackson commentary
Kenneth Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences, Columbia University, discusses Wall Street.
5) Wall Street - description
One Wall Street A gang of black men labored as long as daylight allowed, digging a three-foot-deep trench from the East River all the way across Manhattan Island to the Hudson River.
6) Tontine Coffeehouse - description
Across from the Meal Market, where enslaved workers could be hired or bought, was the Tontine Coffee House, home of the New York Stock Exchange.
7) Theodore Wright House - description
235 W. Broadway One day in the mid-1800s, 28 men, women, and children snuck into New York City.
8) Slave Market - description
Wall Street and Water Street In 1711, New York was growing quickly, and the growing needs of the city were often supplied by slave labor.
9) Hofstra University - Martin Luther King, Jr., speech
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Commencement Speech for Hofstra University. On June 13th 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. was Hofstra University’s honoree and guest speaker. ...Show More
10) Harriet Tubman - description
143 Nassau Street Harriet Tubman, or “Moses” as some called her, was worth $40,000 to anyone who could capture her and return her south.