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 *Before 1861, cities along migration routes such as '''Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo''' prospered.
 *Natives of other states such as '''New Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont''' moved to New York in large numbers during the pre-Civil War era.
-====African Americans====
-The Dutch brought the first Blacks to New York during colonial times. Blacks composed about 10 percent of the population during the eighteenth century. The greatest migration of Blacks came from the southern states and Caribbean after World War II.
-The [[New York Public Library]] has a large collection of manuscripts relating to black culture in New York. The address is:
-[http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html '''New York Public Library'''] Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Lenox Avenue New York, NY 10037 Telephone: 212-491-2200
-The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. has a local chapter in Greater New York. To learn more, visit their [http://aahgs.org/chapters.htm#ny website].
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 ====Dutch and Walloons====