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Author:

Shea, Therese, author.

Title:

The African Burial Ground / by Therese M. Shea.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Gareth Stevens Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

32 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile literature.
African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)
Slaves--New York--New York--History--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--New York--New York--History--Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology)--New York--New York--Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.)--Antiquities--Juvenile literature.
African Americans
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Slaves.
New York (State)--New York
Slaves.
African Americans.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Antiquities.
African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State)--New York.
African Americans--New York--New York--History--Juvenile literature.
History.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Contents:

Buried history -- Revealing remains -- The real story of New York -- From burial ground to parking lot -- Controversy -- Laying them to rest -- Memorial.

Summary:

In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. It s thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy book which includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and maps fills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans. Fact Boxes, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Graphic Organizers, Index, Sidebars, Websites.

Series:

Hidden history

ISBN:

1482457873
9781482457872
148245789X
9781482457896

OCLC:

(OCoLC)951214816

LCCN:

2016025669

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)