Breaking ground, breaking silence
Subtitle: the story of New York's African burial ground
By: Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan.
Contributors: McGowan, Gary.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
Subjects: Slaves -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.; Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State) -- New York.; African Americans -- History.; Slaves -- History.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State) -- New York.; New York (N.Y.) -- Antiquities.; New York (N.Y.) -- Antiquities.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]) and index.