African Burial Ground Commemoration: A Unique Opportunity for Artists and Community

African Burial Ground Commemoration: A Unique Opportunity for Artists and Community

The African Burial Ground was cemetery in lower Manhatan used by New York City s enslaved and free Africans from at least 1712 until 1827 when slavery was outlawed in New York. It was located in a desolate area then outside the city limits. No one knows exactly how large the original burial ground was, but historians speculate that it may have covered five city blocks, including the current City Hall Park. There is also well-founded speculation that it may have held the remains of as many as 20,000 people. Relatively little is known about these people and even less is known about their funeral …