No I have not heard of Seneca Village. You done gone and done it again another "Untold Story" . Ms. Danita. lol. In the first paragraph I think it should of read a "community of freeish black people" like the ones we have today. I will never see Central park the same way. It's Seneca too me now! lol. Oh, and that article with the last line being "It is to be hoped that their removal (have you) will be effected with as much gentleness as possible". Are you kiddin' me! Straight comedy that's not funny. It's has to be a wonder to them all why we don't lose it. #mental #streetsmarts wallstsmarts.com
Wow. Have NEVER heard of Seneca Village. It must have been such a beautiful and hopeful start to a new community. So sad and so typical that they were “removed”. My question is how they got themselves free to begin so many years before emancipation proclamation ? I’d love to learn more about the original settlers. Thank you so much Danita for bringing this important story to light!!
Thank you. I don’t know how Andrew Williams attained his freedom or if he was born free (there are cases like that albeit few) but for the others, slavery was abolished in New York in 1827. Andrew was the first one to purchase in 1825 and then the others followed suit.
No I have not heard of Seneca Village. You done gone and done it again another "Untold Story" . Ms. Danita. lol. In the first paragraph I think it should of read a "community of freeish black people" like the ones we have today. I will never see Central park the same way. It's Seneca too me now! lol. Oh, and that article with the last line being "It is to be hoped that their removal (have you) will be effected with as much gentleness as possible". Are you kiddin' me! Straight comedy that's not funny. It's has to be a wonder to them all why we don't lose it. #mental #streetsmarts wallstsmarts.com
Right! We can only imagine all the hell that was raised with their “gentleness”
Wow. Have NEVER heard of Seneca Village. It must have been such a beautiful and hopeful start to a new community. So sad and so typical that they were “removed”. My question is how they got themselves free to begin so many years before emancipation proclamation ? I’d love to learn more about the original settlers. Thank you so much Danita for bringing this important story to light!!
Thank you. I don’t know how Andrew Williams attained his freedom or if he was born free (there are cases like that albeit few) but for the others, slavery was abolished in New York in 1827. Andrew was the first one to purchase in 1825 and then the others followed suit.