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Dowoti Desir on people buried in the African Burial Ground

Dowoti Desir, Executive Director of The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, describes what the discovery of the African Burial Ground has revealed about the lives of Africans in colonial New York City.

Source: CCNMTL

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Produced by CCNMTL, Chase, Teachers College, and CCI