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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Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt,
1998
New York : 1998 |
Edition: | 1st ed |
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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