400 Years of The New York Myth

12/04/2024 3 min
400 Years of The New York Myth

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Episode Synopsis

Before New York there was New Amsterdam. Dutch ships first arrived in the city’s port four hundred years ago in 1624. There are a number of events over the next two years commemorating this moment - most sponsored by the Dutch consulate. But as Marine Saint reports, an exhibition at the New York Historical Society, is struggling to acknowledge the ways the Dutch displaced the Lenape people.