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African Burial Ground National Monument
One of the most significant American archeological finds of the 20th century occurred in Lower Manhattan. In May 1991, the discovery of the African Burial Ground gave voice to those who help build New Amsterdam and early New York City.
In Pursuit of Freedom: Brooklyn's Fight Against Slavery
Meet the unsung heroes of Brooklyn's anti-slavery movement on the "In Pursuit of Freedom" Walking Trail. Discover how ordinary citizens helped shape their neighborhoods, city, and nation with a revolutionary vision of freedom and equality.
Groundbreaking Women of NYC
Women didn't get rights by asking -- they were won. Won by women who knocked down closed doors, went undercover, led strikes, and took gunshot wounds to the shoulder, chest, and jaw. These ladies served jail sentences, were deported, and had attempts made on their lives -- all for speaking up. But they weren't done talking.
Bric House and Friends
Bric House is an organization in Brooklyn dedicated to sponsoring free cultural programming in Brooklyn. Through fostering and presenting diverse art and media from local creators, Bric House brings the community together through art. Read through to learn about Bric and their various partners throughout New York City.
Stonewall National Monument & Village Pride Tour
Greenwich Village has a long and diverse history that has made it an important epicenter of LGBT life in New York City. In the pre-Stonewall years, amidst an atmosphere of fear and repression, gay bars and other social gathering spaces were crucial in creating a sense of community and brewing political agitation. This curated adventure, written and produced by the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, features the Stonewall National Monument and highlights a few significant LGBT historic sites near Stonewall. This tour represents a selection of sites associated with LGBT history that are located within a very small geographic area surrounding the Stonewall Inn. As such, it does not represent the entire long LGBT history of Greenwich Village, nor does it entirely reflect the diversity of today’s LGBT community. For more information, please visit our website at www.nyclgbtsites.org.
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African Burial Ground National Monument
In this sacred space, discover how free and enslaved Africans contributed to the physical and spiritual development of Lower Manhattan during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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