Slavery In New York
Slavery is not a south thing
While many would think slavery was a southern thing, surprisingly slavery in New York happened. With slavery in the north, New York was the most common area where stories and runaway aways escaped.
Some word from runway slave ads
With slavery in the south,work was very different. In the south slaves would typically work in fields or plantations from sun up to sun down. In the north slaves work on ships in port or would usually do domestic work.
Reported runaway slaves locations.
Example of Runaway Slave Ad
