"New York City was also, paradoxically, the Capital of Slavery for more than two century."

"Slavery in New York, ... spans the period of 1600 to 1827 when slavery was Legally abolished in New York"

These quote are taken from the 2005/2006 exhibition on Slavery in New York City sponcered by the New York Historical Society.

http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/about_exhibit.htm

http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/gallery_1.htm

How is the south the total blame for slavery in the United States when it was mearly the end user of a product provided by The State of New York? The largest known slave cemetery was just a few yaers ago found under downtown Manhatten