New York African Burial Ground History Final Report
Site Name Keywords
African Burial Ground •
Negros Burial Ground •
Negroes Burial Ground
Site Type Keywords
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
Culture Keywords
Historic •
African American
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Data Recovery / Excavation
Material Types
Human Remains
Geographic Keywords
New York County (County)
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New York African Burial Ground History Final Report (2004)
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The unearthing of the colonial cemetery known historically as the “Negroes Burying Ground” in Lower Manhattan in 1991 has given both scholars and the general public the opportunity to study and comprehend the broad dimensions of the African-American experience. The African Burial Ground and the remains contained within it provide a unique vantage point from which to view New York City’s Africans and their descendants over two centuries. As the final resting place for thousands of enslaved and...
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New York African Burial Ground History Final Report. Front Matter, Table of Contents, and Introduction (2004)
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Title page, table of contents, acknowledgments, and introduction of the history final report.
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New York African Burial Ground History Final Report. Report and Bibliography (2004)
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History report related to the archaeological work at the New York African Burial Ground. The unearthing of the colonial cemetery known historically as the “Negroes Burying Ground” in Lower Manhattan in 1991 has given both scholars and the general public the opportunity to study and comprehend the broad dimensions of the African- American experience. The African Burial Ground and the remains contained within it provide a unique vantage point from which to view New York City’s Africans and their...
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New York African Burial Ground History Final Report. Table of Contents (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Joshua Watts
The unearthing of the colonial cemetery known historically as the “Negroes Burying Ground” in Lower Manhattan in 1991 has given both scholars and the general public the opportunity to study and comprehend the broad dimensions of the African- American experience. The African Burial Ground and the remains contained within it provide a unique vantage point from which to view New York City’s Africans and their descendants over two centuries. As the final resting place for thousands of enslaved and...