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New York City African Burial Ground Dedication Federal Plaza

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Uploaded by on Aug 31, 2009

In 2007, the long awaited opening of the New York African Burial Ground National Memorial took place at Federal Plaza. Among the dignitaries, National Poet Laureate Maya Angelou, actor Avery Brooks, and Sidney Poitier.

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  • In light of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, it's important to remember those enslaved Africans who are buried in the cemetery underneath what is now the powerful New York City business district.

    As the inscription on the monument reads "For all those who were lost / For all those who were stolen/ For all those who were left behind/ For all those who were not forgotten."

    -snip-

    We will not forget!

  • I wondered what happned to the bones removed before the discovery was announced.

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