History

Thomas Downing

(1791 – 1866)

The Black Oyster King

 

 – – – Websites – – –

Downing’s Oyster House – MAAP

“Finding Freedom Through Oysters in 19th Century New York (Part One)” – NC State University, February 18, 2019. 

Lam, Francis. “How Thomas Downing became the black Oyster King of New York,” The Splendid Table, March 14, 2018.

“Thomas Downing and Oysters” – NYPL Exhibitions

“The Venerable Thomas Downing – Black Oyster King Of New York” – The Oyster’s My World

Whitake, Jan. “Anatomy of a restaurant family: the Downings,”  Restaurant-ing through history, February 28, 2009.

– – – Videos – – –

Great stories on eBay: Thomas Downing (1791–1866), a free black raised in Chincoteague, VA – [Min: 3:44]

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