The article highlights the exhibition 'Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn,' which emphasizes the incomplete historical record surrounding slavery. It showcases a collection of archival documents and portraits of individuals linked to the legacy of slavery, particularly focusing on the narratives of formerly enslaved people. This exhibition invites viewers to confront unsettling truths about American history and reconsiders the representation of antislavery movements, particularly in the context of New York City's involvement with slavery.
The modest exhibition, at the Center for Brooklyn History through August, contains 10 archival documents: bills of sales, journals, manumissions, newspaper clippings, photographs and ledgers.
Trace/s asks its viewers to examine the archive and to face unsettling truths about the United States, as well as to upend dominant and simplistic narratives about the voracity of antislavery forces of the industrial north.
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