Seneca Village

Alexander Manevitz presents Seneca Village: A Story of Black Freedom and Manhattan Real Estate, a foundational work in nineteenth-century American history. This volume provides the first full narrative history of Seneca Village, a significant community that played a vital role in the development of New York City. The text examines the complex intersections of Black freedom and the evolving landscape of Manhattan real estate during a transformative era.

As a scholarly history, this book explores how this unique settlement functioned within the broader social and economic structures of the city. Manevitz offers a detailed look at the lives and struggles of the residents who shaped this historic neighborhood. Readers interested in urban history and the legacy of Black communities in New York will find Seneca Village: A Story of Black Freedom and Manhattan Real Estate to be a definitive resource on this essential chapter of the past.