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Breaking ground, breaking silence : the story of New York's African burial ground
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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 African-American people in Colonial times.
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Title
Breaking ground, breaking silence : the story of New York's African burial ground
Call No
305.5 Han
Edition
1st ed.
Authors
Hansen, Joyce
McGowan, Gary
Subjects
New York (N.Y.)--Antiquities.
African Americans--History.
Slaves--History.
Excavations (Archeology)--New York (N.Y.)
Cemeteries--New York (N.Y.)--History.
Language
English
Published
New York : Henry Holt, 1998.
Publication Desc
xii, 130 p. : ill. ;
ISBN
0805050124
LCCN
97019105 /AC
Target Audience
5-8
7.4
Dimensions
24 cm.
Awards Note
Coretta Scott King Award, 1999