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African Burial Ground National Monument

Monument · Civic Center ·

African Burial Ground National Monument

Monument · Civic Center ·
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"African Burial Ground In 1991, exploratory work on a new federal building in Lower Manhattan uncovered more than 400 caskets in an unmarked cemetery. It turned out to be a former six-acre burial ground dating back to the mid-1630s—the oldest and largest of its kind in North America for both enslaved and free Africans. (An estimated 15,000 people were buried here.) The site now features a memorial, public art, and a visitor's center that delves into the history of slavery and role of Africans in early New York."

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National Historic Landmark honoring 15,000 Africans buried here

historical significance
educational
moving memorial
visitor center
free admission
african history
park ranger
slavery in nyc
Google Rating
4.7 (765)
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4.5
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African Burial Ground National Monument by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress/Public Domain
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
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African Burial Ground National Monument by Ajay Suresh/CC BY 2.0
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Information

National Historic Landmark honoring 15,000 Africans buried here

historical significance
educational
moving memorial
visitor center
free admission
african history
park ranger
slavery in nyc
Google Rating
4.7 (765)
Yelp Rating
4.5
Featured in Afar
Featured in

290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 Get directions

Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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 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 null
African Burial Ground National Monument by Ajay Suresh/CC BY 2.0
African Burial Ground National Monument by Anna Minster (Atlas Obscura User)
African Burial Ground National Monument by Reinhard Dietrich / Public Domain
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
African Burial Ground National Monument by null
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