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Mayor Adams Announces Ambitious Project to Make Accessible Historical Records of Enslaved People in NYC
February 27, 2025
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news:

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Mayor Adams Announces Ambitious Project to Make Accessible Historical Records of Enslaved People in NYC

February 27, 2025

Led by Department of Records and Information Services, NYC Will Begin Transcribing Records Dating to 1660 to Help Historians and Everyday New Yorkers Locate Records Documenting Enslaved New Yorkers

City Calling for Volunteers . . .

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