{"product_id":"the-african-burial-ground-in-new-york-city-memory-spirituality-and-space-9780815634300","title":"The African Burial Ground in New York City: Memory, Spirituality, and Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1991, archaeologists in lower Manhattan unearthed a stunning discovery. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuried for more than 200 years was a communal cemetery containing the remains of up to 20,000 people. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt roughly 6.6 acres, the African Burial Ground is the largest and earliest known burial space of African descendants in North America. In the years that followed its discovery, citizens and activists fought tirelessly to demand respectful treatment of eighteenth-century funerary remains and sacred ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter more than a decade of political battle--on local and national levels--and scientific research at Howard University, the remains were eventually reburied on the site in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapturing the varied perspectives and the emotional tenor of the time, Frohne narrates the story of the African Burial Ground and the controversies surrounding urban commemoration. She analyzes both its colonial and contemporary representations, drawing on colonial era maps, prints, and land surveys to illuminate the forgotten and hidden visual histories of a mostly enslaved population buried in the African Burial Ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracing the history and identity of the area from a forgotten site to a contested and negotiated space, Frohne situates the burial ground within the context of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century race relations in New York City to reveal its enduring presence as a spiritual place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea E. Frohne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.18w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815634300\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea E. Frohne\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of African art history at Ohio University with a joint appointment in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and the School of Art and Design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40955526316147,"sku":"0815634307","price":84.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3ab5620f-155f-4ec1-b261-5183b2ba9442.jpg?v=1694624776","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-african-burial-ground-in-new-york-city-memory-spirituality-and-space-9780815634300","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}