Seneca Village: the lost history of African Americans in New York
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Decades before Central Park existed, a section of it was home to Seneca Village, a vibrant community of free African-Americans that took shape in the 1820s. Dozens of homes, churches, and a school were occupied by 225 people. The history of Seneca Village had been all but lost until researchers in the 1990s began focusing on maps and census records that gave hints of the past. Then, nine years ago, archaeologists discovered thousands of artifacts, including plates and personal items, that had be
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Seneca Village: The Black Community Destroyed for Central Park (1857) Before Central Park existed, Seneca Village—founded in 1825—was home to approximately 225 residents, two-thirds of whom were free African Americans. It was Manhattan's first notable community of Black property owners. By 1855, there were over 50 homes, three churches, and two schools. Residents owned land, voted (when they met property qualifications), raised livestock, cultivated gardens, and lived with dignity. In 1857, New
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