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Breaking ground, breaking silence : the story of New York's African burial ground

Describes the discovery and study of the African burial site found in Manhattan in 1991, while excavating for a new building, and what it reveals about the lives of black people in Colonial times.

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Main Author: Hansen, Joyce.
Contributors: McGowan, Gary.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt, 1998.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Geschichte 1700-1800.
Enslaved persons > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Cemeteries > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Excavations (Archaeology) > New York (State) > New York.
African Americans > History.
Enslaved persons > History.
Friedhof.
New York (N.Y.) > Antiquities.
New York (Staat)
Schwarze.
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Summary: Describes the discovery and study of the African burial site found in Manhattan in 1991, while excavating for a new building, and what it reveals about the lives of black people in Colonial times.
Physical Description: xii, 130 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Awards: Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 1999.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]) and index.
ISBN: 0805050124 (alk. paper)
9780805050127 (alk. paper)

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