African Burial Ground National Monument

geographical name

site in lower Manhattan, New York City, where free and enslaved Africans were buried in the late 17th and 18th centuries

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“African Burial Ground National Monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African%20Burial%20Ground%20National%20Monument. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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