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Chapter 7 - Making Sense of the Mild Thesis and the End of Dutch New York Slavery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2024

Michael J. Douma
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Georgetown University, Washington DC
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Chapter 7, which serves as the conclusion, describes the important role of the “mild thesis” in obscuring the history of slavery in Dutch New York. The chapter argues that the mild thesis is largely incorrect, and that slavery in New York was harsh and violent. Yet, more than previous historians, I point to the nuance of why the mild thesis came into being, and what it is not entirely without merit. Memories of slavery in Dutch New York came from those who viewed it positively and remembered its final years, when legal protections for the enslaved had been built in to the system.

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The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York
A Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700–1827
, pp. 208 - 223
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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