Title: Slave Island
Description: Examines the excavation of an 18th century slave cemetery in downtown Manhattan. Scholars and leading experts conduct archaeological and forensic analyses of the remains of nearly 400 African Americans slaves who were forced to serve either the Dutch West India Company or English masters. Uses dramatic reenactments, early maps, and documents from slave traders to piece together the history of slavery in the city of New York.
Subjects: Slavery, History, African Americans, Excavations (Archaeology), Cemeteries, Race relations
Places: New York (State), New York, New York (N.Y.)
Time periods: 1775-1865