Research Catalog

Title

African Burial Ground documentary collection : 99 items.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Steering Committee on the African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)
• New York (N.Y.). Mayor's Committee on the African Burial Ground.
• New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission.
• United States. General Services Administration.

Description

• 56 audiocassettes.
• 43 videocassettes.

Summary

The African Burial Ground Monument memorializes the final resting place of enslaved and free Africans in 17th and 18th century colonial New York City, which had been forgotten and developed over by succeding generations of city officials. The site was discovered in 1991 during an archeological survey for the construction of a federal office building in Downtown Manhattan. 419 African bodies were discovered, prompting community protests calling for the landmark status of the burial ground, which was granted in 1993. In 2006, it was designated a national monument by the federal government.

Subjects

• Slaves > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century
• Excavations (Archaeology) > New York (State) > New York
• Historic districts > New York (State) > New York > History
• Historic sites > New York (State) > New York > History
• Memorials > New York (State) > New York
• Cemeteries > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century
• Burial > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century
• Africans > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century
• African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century
• African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)

Note

• This collection contains 99 audio and moving image items, comprising 56 sound recordings and 43 videos, covering the discovery, deliberations over, and dedication of the African Burial Ground.

Call Number

Sc MIRS African 1994

OCLC

1315588383

Title

African Burial Ground documentary collection : 99 items.

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audiocassette

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Added Author

Steering Committee on the African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)

New York (N.Y.). Mayor's Committee on the African Burial Ground.

New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission.

United States. General Services Administration.

Research Call Number

Sc MIRS African 1994