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NEW YORK, New York in the 1850s: 1 through 10 of 15

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  1. The Campaign of Louis Kossuth and the Slavery Question
    date October 20, 1851map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Slavery, Abolition, The New York Times, Louis Kossuth

    In 1851, Hungarian revolutionary Louis Kossuth became an international celebrity who found himself trapped in the divisive slavery politics of the United States. He gained notoriety worldwide as a brilliant crusader for the liberty of his country, and upon announcing a tour around the United States to enlist support for his cause, Kossuth was met with the enthusiasm of the American media. The New York...

  2. A New York Doctor’s Supports Slavery
    date 1853map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Slavery, Abolition, Segregation

    As many northerners opposed slavery, some certainly did not. The idea of the abolition of slavery became the central political issue in the North as well as the South during the 1850s. In 1853, Doctor John H. Van Evrie of New York explained, “Gigantic efforts are now being made to convince the people of the North that the overthrow of the present relations of black and white races in the South, or...

  3. The Magic of Macy's
    date 1858map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Macy's, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Shopping, Holidays

    Over the years New York City has become known for various different attractions: the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Broadway, etc. One of New York’s oldest and most famous landmarks is Macy’s. Like one of their vintage advertisements says, “If you haven’t seen Macy’s you haven’t seen New York.” Macy’s department store has become a fixture of American culture. This iconic...

  4. Macy’s: The Temple of Retail
    date 1859 to 1876map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Macy's, consumerism

    During medieval times villiages were often centered around one building, the cathedral. These places of worship were the hub of not only religion, but community, politics, and commerce as well. Palaces like the Notre Dame cathedral served as the heart and soul of the town and its people. In modern times, the center of commerce and congregation has shifted far away from the church and landed on the...

  5. Fighting Back, Lola Montez
    date July 15, 1852map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Nineteenth Century, Prostitution

    In July of 1852, Lola Montez opened a copy of the New York Daily Times and came face to face with column after column of slanderous comments directed at her. Defamation of character is probably one of the most challenging things that one person can go through. People expressing half-truths without actually knowing the real story is a battle most people will face at some point in their lives. In the...

  6. Full Steam Ahead; Coming to America on a Steamship – How the Steamship and the Industrial Revolution Changed America.
    date June 22, 1852 to July 29, 1852map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Migration/Transportation, Economy

    On June 22, 1852, Edmund Patton took off upon a massive steamship from London on a voyage to America.  He noted the scene upon leaving within the pages of his book, “One of these noble ships leaves the port of London weekly; they are fitted up to carry several hundred emigrants, who are glad to leave Europe, in the hope of improving their condition in the New World, which offers a fair prospect...

  7. Advancing Culture: Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
    date June, 1850 to 1850map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Arts/Leisure, Economy, Politics, Modernization

    Current issues, events, and ideas were spread and divided among many American journals, newspapers, and periodicals, but in June of 1850 Harper & Brothers of New York sought to “remedy this evil” and provide all of this information in one place for anyone who wished to read it.  The firm introduced Harper’s New Monthly Magazine as the first general interest magazine in America.  They prefaced...

  8. The Last Frontier:  The Adirondack Mountains in the Nineteenth Century
    date 1854map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Urban Society, Arts/Leisure

    The loss of untouched and pristine nature began in nineteenth century America in the age growing urbanization and industrialization, yet a few places remained, allowing Americans to discover themselves in nature.  An 1854 illustration in Richards’ American Scenery:  Illustrated called “Lake in the Adirondacks, New York” revealed that these places did still exist in the nineteenth century. ...

  9. Sojourner Truth asks "Ain't I a Woman?"
    date 1850 to 1860map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Ain't I a Woman?, Anti-Slavery Act, Sojourner Truth, Slavery

    In 1851, Sojourner Truth stood in front of the Women's Convention in Ohio, looking over the numerous white faces, and asked the crowd “Ain’t I a woman?”. In the speech that followed, Truth challenged the idea that men should treat all women the same, “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody...

  10. African Slave Trade in the United States
    date April 1, 1857map NEW YORK, New Yorktags African-Americans, Slave Trade

    The United States Congress outlawed the African slave trade in 1808, but there were some who still took part in the slave trade, knowing it was illegal. Some southerners even talked about reviving the slave trade in the mid-1850s, but most Americans opposed this idea, and numerous slave smugglers were put on trial in the United States. According to the New York Herald, "the United States considered...

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