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African Burial Ground Memorial
African Burial Ground National Monument
Corner of Duane and Elk Streets
New York, NY 11211
Tel: (212) 637-2019
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Mon – Sun: 9 am – 4 pmVisitor Center hours are Tues-Fri, 10 am-4 pm. Monument and visitor center are closed all federal holidays.
- Directions: Subway: 4, 5, 6, J, Z to Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall
About this Organization
African Burial Ground National MonumentIn May 1991, the General Services Administration unearthed the skeletal remains of nearly 400 individuals of predominantly African ancestry while preparing to erect a building in Lower Manhattan. The building was stopped, but these remains are on view in an interpretative center exploring the history of African-Americans in colonial New York.
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African Burial Ground National Monument Listings
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African Burial Ground Visitor Center
Ongoing The visitor center contains four exhibit areas with replica artifacts, a 25-minute documentary film about the history of the burial ground and a bookstore. Park rangers present educational programs and tours that provide interpretation of the commemorative art commissioned for the monument.
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Walking Tour: A Broader View: The African Presence in Early New York
Ongoing This free, 90-minute walking tour highlights how free and enslaved Africans played an important role in the development of New York City. Social, political, cultural and economic aspects of African and African-American life are explored and discussed.