1) In the Dutch New York in gallery 2 the fact that in history, Native Americans built

Manhattan Island in 1626 purchased by Dutch colonists .This was interesting to

me because that without the Native Americans labor, this land would not be
filled people and never image that today there are real estate that is the most
expensive in the world. I am sure the labor they did back then, they would get
paid much more like 5x times more income today. And another interesting thing
in gallery 2 is that there was such a thing called the Half Freedom like, why half?
What was the point of that? Did the Dutch not understood equal rights? Maybe it
was to have balance of the population of Africans and still overpower with
demands, but less stress on them. These 11 Africans in 1644 petitioned the
New Amsterdam Council and Willem Kieft, the colony's Director General, for their
freedom. It seemed that it was a new start for this Africans, yet I am sure it took
so much effort. The good side was that they had homes, but their children still
were slaves. The children seemed like they never had a childhood and had to
grow up fast.
2) In the visual of Liberty to slaves in 1783, in the Leaving America Voluntarily
paragraph stated that during the slaves freedom during war, the British
recaptured those ones who had escape. Ironically the British promised that they
provided freedom certificates and ship transport for more than 3,000 people.
Why recapture them and then promising them the freedom? These British are
not to be trusted and promising these slaves freedom and hope is just making
them have heart attacks. The slaves, I am sure were disappointed and terrified.
And to think of it there were like 10,000 or more slaves and probably 3,000 plus
only can have the freedom certificates and ship transportations. That is like only
1/4th population. These slaves were struggling, yet fighting for their rights. Also,
in the Patriots Recruit Blacks paragraph mentioned that New York feared that the
slaves will run away if they join the military of the Continental Army to march on
Yorktown. I guess the only way the non colored people get more people in the
army or get more labor is to promise these slaves for their freedom. It seems
like it is 50/50 chance, but since these slaves preached the Gospel and they
have the faith that they have hope, so they obey to the Americans.
3) In the education section, under individual classroom materials for teachers :the
story of the White New Yorkers in Slave Time, I always wanted to know what
were the whites advantages and the explanation of how whites started to this
idea of using slaves and became this normal thing to all whites. After reading a
PDf about slavery became a thing in New York, it all started with a practical idea
of solving how to get enough workers to built houses and crops. Dutch West
India Company force slaves to work and knowing they cant escape once they
were being kidnapped. Slavery began in the 1400s during Europeans Middle
Ages. So, a quite some time. Groot Manuel who is the one who needed more
workers to built houses and crops, but the Europeans took his idea on another
level. In around 1600s, the title slavery became normalized because the
society had been divided into free people and those people who were not. The
Europeans took ownership on the slaves. It so interesting that their own people

(not slaves) was not interested to build new forts, land, and houses in their own
community. The thing is, it seems to me we dont give enough credit to these
slaves because today we have Wall Street and Battery Park which became a
historic sightseeing.
4) In gallery 7, about the Day of Jubilation there were these ordinary folks who had
the modest labors, yet they are legacies and we consider them as famous up to
this day and honor them for their victory. These people like Catharine Ferguson,
Jack Devoo, George Cousin, Mary Washington, and James Hewlett were all
accomplished so many things in having successful life after ending slavery and
racism. They were actors, singers, bakers, teachers, dancers, chimney sweepers
or street vendors. What they did to get through their daily day and jobs were
just enjoying each moment and because of their faith. Specifically, Widow Sarah
Jones, she was a laundry lady that became a widow at age 26, yet she enjoyed
herself by talking, singing, and blessed with companies of other women beside
her. Slaves are humble, hopeful, strong, faithful, and world changers.
5) In gallery 9, titled Forgetting and Discovering Slavery in New York, the
visual/picture of book The Clansman by Thomas Dixon brought my attention.
This picture is so eerie and mysterious that it looks like it was about the start of
the kkk and forgetting about the history of slaves and what they gone through. I
looked up the Clansman by Thomas Dixon and found that this was a message
to Northerners to maintain racial segregation. This is giving me the creeps in
some way. Dixon believes that the blacks when free will commit crimes such as
murder, rape, and robbery of the population to have fewer whites in their land.
This artifact is a bomb to influence and brainwash people in the North. It is all
comes down with the fear of the percentage of population there will be more
blacks and savages in the world. I wonder what is happening in this picture. And
why there is a white horse and a black horse with men ridding them? It seems
like it the war of intentionally to divide racial permanently.