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Song For A Sunday — Bob Wright’s Downing’s Oyster Bar

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Rick SpilmanFebruary 23, 2020

A follow up to yesterday’s post about Thomas Downing, the free black owner of an upscale oyster house in New York’s financial district prior to the Civil War. While serving New York City’s white financial and political elite upstairs, Downing … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged Downing's Oyster Bar, oyster, Thomas Downing, Underground Railroad
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