A historic cemetery for African Americans in Kingston, New York, is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground.

A historic cemetery for enslaved people in the New York city of Kingston is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground.

oin writer Jessica Ferri on the launch of her book Silent Cities New York: Hidden Histories of the Region’s Cemeteries. The book covers not only the city's greats — Green-Wood Cemetery ...

Advocates Reclaim Forgotten New York Cemetery For Enslaved Africans And Black Americans. Harambee Kingston, a non-profit organization, wants to turn a long-forgotten burial ground into a memorial ...

While the more-than-half-acre (0.2 hectares) site was designated as a cemetery for people who were enslaved in 1750, it might have been in use before then.

A sign marks the location of a recently rediscovered African burial ground in Kingston, New York, Aug. 5, 2024. The cemetery was largely forgotten, with parts of it covered by a lumberyard by 1880.