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African Burial Ground National Monument

Monument · Civic Center ·

African Burial Ground National Monument

Monument · Civic Center ·
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"I found the African Burial Ground to be a powerful reminder that around 25% of colonial New York’s population were enslaved Africans: this site—once called the Negroes Burial Ground—is the largest colonial-era cemetery for free and enslaved Black Americans (studies estimate up to 15,000 burials in the 17th and 18th centuries). Designated a U.S. National Monument and National Historic Landmark, it opened a monument and visitor center in 2007 where exhibitions, films and dioramas explain how enslaved people were brought to the city, what their funerals were like, how they lived and what archaeologists discovered when exhumations were carried out; it’s a stop on the Slavery and Underground Railroad walking tour and is open Tuesday–Saturday 10am–4pm with free admission." - Matthew Kepnes

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National Historic Landmark honoring 15,000 Africans buried here

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290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 Get directions

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African Burial Ground National Monument by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress/Public Domain
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African Burial Ground National Monument by Reinhard Dietrich / Public Domain
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National Historic Landmark honoring 15,000 Africans buried here

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290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 Get directions

African Burial Ground National Monument by null
African Burial Ground National Monument by National Park Service/Public Domain (Public Domain)
African Burial Ground National Monument by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress/Public Domain
African Burial Ground National Monument by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress/Public Domain
African Burial Ground National Monument by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress/Public Domain
African Burial Ground National Monument by Ajay Suresh/CC BY 2.0
African Burial Ground National Monument by Reinhard Dietrich / Public Domain
African Burial Ground National Monument by Anna Minster (Atlas Obscura User)
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
African Burial Ground National Monument by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress/Public Domain
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
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