X7. Hidden History of Slavery in New York
History & World Affairs | Registration opens 2/25/2026 9:00 AM
The Hidden History of Slavery in New York is a 30-minute documentary for broadcast television that digs deeply into an infamous chapter in our country that remains largely absent from history books. The film features Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. He explains how the transatlantic slave trade was centered in the north, not the south, in the 17th and 18th centuries—with New Amsterdam as its epicenter and Wall Street as its largest slave market. The film will be shown, and there will be a Q&A.
NOTE: This class will be held at the Dutchess Historical Society in Rhinebeck.
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Larry Epstein
Presenter
Larry Epstein is a two-time Emmy award–winning documentary and news producer, journalist, writer, anchor, and corporate copywriter with 25 years of experience working in national media. Epstein is a former executive producer at MSNBC and a former senior-level producer at the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.