African Americans in New York
African-American New Yorkers are residents of the U.S. state of New York who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, African-Americans were 17.6% of the state's population.[3] New York has the third largest African American population of any state in the United States, after Texas and Georgia.[4] Black people were brought to the state during the slave trade when New York was a Dutch colony.[5][6][7][8]
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| In major New York cities such as New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, and Rochester | |
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| Black Protestant[2] |
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References
- New York State
- The Religion and Politics of New York: A State Portrait from PRRI’s American Values Atlas
- Quickfacts
- The Growing Diversity of Black America
- Was There Slavery In New York City & New York State?
- Review: SLAVERY AND COMMUNITY IN THE NEW YORK REGION
- Life in New Amsterdam Educator Resource Guide
- Corporate Slavery in New Netherland
External links
- The African American Presence in New York State History: Four Regional History Surveys : with a Selected List of African American Historic Sites for Each Region
- History of Slavery in New York
- The Forgotten History of Slavery in New York
- African Presence in New York
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