03/16/17 African Burial Ground documentary

• coalition of activists, scientists
• city council and mayor tried to stop the federal project
• 850k square foot building on this site
• Congress gave instructions to put this building here
• Christians, Muslims, and African religions
• libations and ceremonies for the ancestors and the newborn
• thousands of people came to play tribute
• most of black history is focused on slavery in the South
• the black experience and slave experience stimulated a new discussion of American history
• writers, artists, poets help up recreate their culture
• a comprehensive inquiry of those long-buried people
• near the major institutional buildings in lower Manhattan
• how are places of burial treated in urban areas when it is a pressing developmental issue