Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli, a current APH student, recently co-wrote a blog post for the Gotham Center for New York City History titled, “Black Loyalists In The Evacuation Of New York City, 1783.” In the article, based in part on her capstone project, Mary and her co-author examine the experiences and fates of Black Loyalists who transformed New York City into “the largest fugitive slave community in North America” during the Revolutionary War. For her research on the topic Mary was awarded the Museum Association of New York’s Award of Merit.