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Enslaved and free Black New Yorkers

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Enslaved and free Black New Yorkers

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New York authorities begin mass arrests after a conspiracy panic

📅 6 April 1741

After fires and rumors, officials arrested and prosecuted Black residents and poor white people in what became known as the 1741 conspiracy. Many were executed or transported. The episode reveals...