Community members in West Farms are calling for the African burial grounds at the Beck Presbyterian Memorial Church to be transformed into a memorial garden. The church was damaged by a fire in July, ...

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In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden for some 200 years ...

The burying ground looks like an abandoned lot. Holding the remains of upward of 22,000 enslaved and free people of color, the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia, established in ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A forgotten African burial ground in Richmond is getting renewed attention as architects work with the community to create a memorial for the estimated 22,000 free and enslaved people ...

Reviewed by Andrew Kettler in African arts (Los Angeles) 52 (1) spring 2019, pages 95-96 (N1.A258 AFA). Colonial prints and civic cartographies -- Ownership disputes, land surveys, and urban ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that she has nominated the Pine Street African Burial Ground at 157 Pine St. in Midtown for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Anson Street African Burial Memorial is set to honor 36 ancestors with a permanent memorial dedication on Sunday. The memorial process has been over 10 years in the ...

Brooklyn Public Library has unveiled designs for a dramatically reimagined modern library in New Lots that nods to the site’s history as an African burial ground, set to replace the currently standing ...

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Pine Street African American Burial Ground in Midtown has been designated a state and national landmark, officials announced this week. Harambee Kingston, the burial ground owner, ...