Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground
National Park Service. 2008. Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground. National Park Service. Philadelphia, PA
In 1987, the General Services Administration (GSA) began planning for the construction on a new federal building in Lower Manhattan at 290 Broadway. Four years later, construction workers encountered skeletal remains of individuals interred in the historic African Burial Ground. This report covers the long process of rediscovery, community involvement, research, and problem solving that accompanies planning for the treatment of a historic resource.