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The African Burial Ground
Therese M. Shea
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)Describes the discovery of the African Burial Ground in downtown New York City over two hundred years after its use, detailing the archaeological examination of the site and its contents and how the city has memorialized the space.
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The African Burial Ground
Therese M. Shea
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. Its thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy bookwhich includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and mapsfills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.
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The African Burial Ground
Therese Shea
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. Its thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy bookwhich includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and mapsfills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.
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