Archaeological Effort Reclaims Historic Cemetery for Enslaved People in Kingston
Students and advocates in upstate New York work to restore dignity to a forgotten burial ground dating back to 1750.
- Remains of up to 27 individuals have been discovered over the past three summers.
- The Pine Street African Burial Ground served as a cemetery until the late 1800s.
- DNA and isotopic analyses aim to uncover the origins and life stories of those buried.
- Local nonprofit Harambee Kingston is raising $1 million to create a respectful memorial site.
- Similar rediscoveries highlight the neglect of African American burial sites across the U.S.
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