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For Teachers
 

Calling All Teachers! Learning From the Past: Lessons From New York City’s African Burial Ground

A Teacher Institute in Lower Manhattan on July 28-30, 2009: Learn How to Apply

Application Deadline May 15



Uncovering the Story of the African
Burial Ground Through Archeology

“Uncovering the Story of the African Burial Ground Through Archeology” is an educational program designed to help students learn more about archeology by examining replica artifacts from the African Burial Ground. The program lasts one hour and thirty minutes, and is intended for students in the 5th through 8th grades.

 
AFBG memorial at Dusk
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African Burial Ground Memorial at Dusk
Union troops enter the city of Richmond during the evacuation fire of April 1865.  

Did You Know?
No Union troops, other than prisoners, reached Richmond until after the Confederate government evacuated the city on April 2, 1865.

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