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

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hansen, Joyce
Other Authors:	McGowan, Gary
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Henry Holt, 1998 New York : 1998
Edition:	1st ed
Subjects:	National Book Committee 1700 - 1799 1700-1799 18th century Geschichte 1700-1800 African Americans > History African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century Cemeteries > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century Enslaved persons > History Enslaved persons > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century Excavations (Archaeology) > New York (N.Y.) Excavations (Archaeology) > New York (State) > New York Slaves > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century Slaves > History African Americans Antiquities Cemeteries Cemeteries > New York (N.Y.) > History Enslaved persons Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archeology) > New York (N.Y.) Friedhof History New York (N.Y.) > Antiquities New York (Staat) New York (State) New York (State) > New York New York > Staat Schwarze African Americans > History > 18th century > New York (State) > New York Afro-Americans > History > 18th century > New York (State) > New York Afro-Americans > History Cemeteries > History > 18th century > New York (State) > New York Cemeteries > New York > History > 18th century > New York (State) Slaves > History > 18th century > New York (State) > New York Juvenile books

Table of Contents:

Digging down to sterile ground
Ground truth
The Lay of the land
A Little freedom
Slavery's chains
Burial #340
The Revolt of 1712
A Cruel and harsh season
Aftermath
Recovering the past
A Brave and gallant soldier
Give me liberty
Out of many, one people