A Brief History Of The African Burial Ground National Monument
African Burial Ground in the 1700s Manhattan | © Wikipedia Commons
In 1794, the area was developed for the first time, and the burial grounds were largely forgotten. It wasn’t until 1991 that the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the discovery of intact graves while they were excavating for the construction of a new, multi-million dollar office building on the site.
When the existence of the graves became known, controversy came about. The African-American community believed that proper respect hadn’t been shown, while the GSA wanted to continue building.
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21 August 2016
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