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The African Burial Ground in the Age of Revolution: A Landscape in Transition

LaRoche, Cheryl Janifer·2013·Tales of Gotham, Historical Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Microhistory of New York City
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-5272-0_9
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This chapter places the landscape of the African Burial Ground within the larger perspective of New York City in the years before and during the Revolutionary War. Although the 1991 archaeological discovery of the cemetery transformed the retelling of New York’s colonial history, the relationship between the burial ground and the American Revolution remains unexplored. Combining the archaeological findings with landscape analysis makes available a different narrative account that renders the black presence in New York before and during the Revolutionary War more accessible. The history of the long forgotten and obscured cemetery emerged along with the excavated artifacts and skeletal remains. The Burial Ground artifacts reveal both temporal dimension and sociocultural evolution from West African expressive forms to artifacts identified with the War for Independence. Mortuary objects reveal shifting forms of cultural expression associated with African captives who buried their dead throughout the eighteenth century. Although no names of individuals have been associated with the site, artifacts do lend individuality to specific burials. Maps and other documents help develop the historical narrative and fill the cultural landscape of the cemetery and the surrounding Common land with detail. Juxtaposing the active use of the Burial Ground by both the British and African Americans during the War years supports a unique and alternative view of New York’s historic colonial landscape history.

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Authors
LaRoche, C. J.
Affiliations
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Corresponding author
LaRoche, Cheryl Janifer
Venue
Tales of Gotham, Historical Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Microhistory of New York City
Publisher
Springer New York
Published
2012-11-17
Pages
133-158
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-5272-0_9
OpenAlex
W192078986
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48
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book chapter
Language
en
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closed
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Keywords
African Burial Ground, African Americans, American Revolution, colonial New York, landscape archaeology, funerary practices, enslaved Africans, common land, British soldiers

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