Healthcare in the time of the Dyckman Farmhouse, the 18th and early 19th centuries, was dramatically different from healthcare and wellness today, although we can see vestiges of this time in some current practices.
Since the days of Dutch New Amsterdam, waves of migrants—some voluntary, some not—have continually remade the city. Historically, immigrants have accounted for almost all of the City’s population growth as well as its emergence as a center of economic activity and cultural innovation.
In a world where Eliza Jumel had the odds stacked against her in every respect (socially, financially, and more), she actualized the reality she wanted for herself.
She will be presenting "Genesis of Blackness in the Americas: Santo Domingo, A Passport to Black Caribbean Culture and Identity," a conversation about the first Blacks to arrive in the Caribbean and how Santo Domingo, or La Española, played a key role as the main port of entry for the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The Morris-Jumel Mansion is proud to celebrate Black History Month with a special installment of the Virtual Parlor Chat series honoring the lives of the enslaved people of New York City in collaboration with the Lefferts Historic House Museum.
