Contents of this booklet include the following chapters: (1) Dutch New York: urbane, but not tolerant; (2) How and why Africans came to New York; (3) The largest slave population north of the plantations; (4) Defining the relationship: restrictive legislation; (5) White attitudes toward the black minority: rationale for discrimination; (6) White attitudes toward the black minority: fear; (7) The slave's response to his condition; (8) The influence of the American Revolution; and, (9) The conservative reaction. A list of suggested follow-up readings is also included. (JM)