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01802aam a22003378i 4500 001 748FEDE08BFD11ED81B8056D56ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230104010018 008 220327s2023 nyu j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021049012 020 $a 1978528744 020 $a 9781978528741 020 $a 1978528760 020 $a 9781978528765 035 $a (OCoLC)1311083973 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d LE# $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ny 100 1 $a Wesgate, Kathryn, $e author. 245 10 $a Uncovering African burial grounds / $c Kathryn Wesgate. 264 1 $a New York : $b Enslow Publishing, $c [2023] 300 $a 32 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 490 1 $a History under cover 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Uncovering history -- Studying the remains -- The people behind the bones -- Slavery in New York -- The burial ground's land -- What to do with the remains? -- A final memorial -- A place to remember. 520 $a "In 1991, while preparing for the construction of a new federal office, crews working in New York City made a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of more than 400 men, women, and children. Readers of this informative book will explore this area of New York that had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. Engaging text, sidebars, fact boxes, and a timeline reveal much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 1 $a 09-11 521 8 $a Guided reading level: S 830 0 $a History under cover. 941 $a 1 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230104010315.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=748FEDE08BFD11ED81B8056D56ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search