ANTH 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Headquarters Of The United Nations, African Americans
27 Jul 2020
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Painting with a woodland setting showing how slaves were buried. The funeral was a moment for the slaves to express themselves. Oldest african american owned and operated cemetery in the city. Called city of the dead for colored people . Allowed african americans to be buried with dignities. Created by african americans for their use. Cemetery was recognized as sacred ground and important part of the landscape. Guinea road cemetery excavation was done to care for the remains when a cemetery had to be disrupted for construction purposes. Remains were entered back in the ground. African burial ground was disrupted in manhattan. Discovery and recovery of the site impacted descendents of the slaves. Encompassed 5 to 6 acres of lower manhattan. Evidence linking the burial population to africa. Circle of diaspora: represents the forced removal of africans from their homeland. Ancestral chamber: represents the soaring african spirit. African american skull found in east harlem.
