Breaking ground, breaking silence, the story of New York's African burial ground, Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan
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Breaking ground, breaking silence, the story of New York's African burial ground, Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Breaking ground, breaking silence
Oclc number
36954563
Responsibility statement
Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan
Sub title
the story of New York's African burial ground
Summary
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
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Contributor
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Subject
- African Americans + History
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (N.Y.)
- Enslaved persons + History
- Enslaved persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (N.Y.) -- Antiquities
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century
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- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject8
- African Americans + History
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (N.Y.)
- Enslaved persons + History
- Enslaved persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (N.Y.) -- Antiquities
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century
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