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Adventure

Historic SitesNew York, NY

African Burial Ground National Monument

An 18th-century burial ground for free and enslaved Africans in lower Manhattan, rediscovered during construction in 1991.

Why it matters

A reminder that the city was built by people whose own freedom came later. Their names were not recorded; this ground is.

We have no photo of this oneBeen here? Send us your shot and you’ll be credited as this place’s Freedom Scout.