Breaking ground, breaking silence : the story of New York's African burial ground / Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan.

Author/creator Hansen, Joyce
Other author McGowan, Gary.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Henry Holt, 1998.
Descriptionxii, 130 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Enslaved persons--New York (State). --New York. --History. --18th century.
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --History. --18th century.
Cemeteries--New York (State). --New York. --History. --18th century.
Excavations (Archaeology)--New York (State). --New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Antiquities.

Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [119]) and index.
Awards noteCoretta Scott King Honor, 1999.
LCCN 97019105
ISBN0805050124 (alk. paper)