Pinkster Holiday Celebrations

Pinkster Holiday Celebrations

  • <p>17th century image depicting the importance of slavery in New Amsterdam. Image courtesy of historicalhorizons.org</p>

In The Pinkster King and the King of Kongo: The Forgotten History of America's Dutch-Owned Slaves Jeroen Dewulf mentions Pinkster celebrations in New York City in the early 1800s, including how the enslaved from Long Island and Staten Island would try to obtain permission for a day off. Read more in the image below.

Read about the origins of the Pinkster celebrations and the influence of West Central African culture at: https://tinyurl.com/y3st34ky.

Read about Pinkster at: https://tinyurl.com/y3krrmmv, and https://tinyurl.com/y45q8238.

  • <p>Pinkster Celebrations on Staten Island. Courtesy of The Pinkster King and the King of Kongo: The Forgotten History of America's Dutch-Owned Slaves By Jeroen Dewulf p72.</p>