The fact were quite clear to observers and the press. In 1860 the - TopicsExpress



          

The fact were quite clear to observers and the press. In 1860 the times of London called New York the greatest slave-trading mart in the world. W.E.B. Du bois later described New Yorks role, noting that The fitting of slavers became a flourishing business in the United States, and centered at New York City. He added, New York has been until late 1862 the principal port of the world for this infamous commerce; although the cities of Portland Maine and Boston are only second to her in that distinction. Slave dealers added largely to the wealth of our commercial metropolis...
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