Eastville, Long Island


Eastville, like many early free African American communities on Long Island, was multi-ethnic. African Americans arrived in Sag Harbor seeking employment in the profitable whaling business sometime prior to 1840.

Eastville Community - description

Mapping the American Past (MAAP) illustrates places and moments that have shaped the long history of African Americans in New York City.

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Willoughby and Duffield Streets

In September of 2007, Duffield Street in downtown Brooklyn got a new name.

Abolitionist Place - description

132 West 138th Street 

Known for its charismatic leadership and community outreach, the Abyssinian Baptist Church was formed in 1808 by a group of African Americans and Ethiopians who refused to accept the segregated seating in the First Baptist Church of New York City.

Abyssinian Baptist Church - description

Kenneth Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences, Columbia University, on the Abyssinian Baptist Church.

Abyssinian Baptist Church - Kenneth Jackson commentary

Robert O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English, Columbia University, on the Abyssinian Baptist Church.

Abyssinian Baptist Church - Robert O'Meally commentary

290 Broadway

The African Burial Ground is a federally designated historic landmark and archaeological site that was used as a cemetery by free and enslaved people of African descent during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Eastville Community - description

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