This Juneteenth, the African Burial Ground Celebrates the Black Experience
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the holiday will be celebrated with the following.
NY1’s “New Yorker of the Week” Is African Burial Ground Volunteer Doris Lango-Leak
Say hello to a new local celebrity in our midst: Doris Lango-Leak, a volunteer at the African Burial Ground National Monument, who has been named...
The African Burial Ground Is Hosting Free Black History Events All Month
The plight of Black abolitionists, the struggle to reckon with slavery and the intersection of art and history are all at the forefront of Black...
African Burial Ground Honors Kwanzaa Traditions
Here’s your chance to celebrate Kwanzaa in one of the most sacred places in all of Lower Manhattan. The African Burial Ground National...
Celebrate the Reinterment at the African Burial Ground
Nineteen years ago, 419 human remains were shipped from a laboratory in Washington D.C. back to their final resting place at the African Burial...
Celebrate National Park Service’s Birthday With Free Events at the African Burial Ground
The National Park Service’s 106th birthday is coming up later this month, and they went ahead and got you a present: The parks service, which is...
Lower Manhattan’s African Burial Ground Celebrates the Black Experience This Juneteenth
Sunday, June 19, marks Juneteenth, a day to commemorate the effective end of slavery in the United States. To honor this day, on June 18 the National...
From Construction Site to National Landmark: How Lower Manhattan’s African Burial Ground Was Saved
The 1991 discovery of one of Manhattan’s most significant historical landmarks began like many other days in the city, with construction crews...
