The African Burial Ground is an 18th century African Cemetery where slaves were buried.They built a building over it.They also excavated the bodies and made sculptures of how their bodies look like when they found them.
Slavery ended in New York in the late 1700's.As New Amsterdam grew,so did the demand for slaves.The first slave auction in New Amsterdam was in 1655.The people who bought slaves were Dutch people.They ruled New Amsterdam.
The African Burial Ground connects to this because most slaves that were buried under the building because after they dug the bodies up,they put their remains back in little boxes.Those are called crypts.
Blacks had the role of slaves.They had to serve the Dutch by cleaning their house and picking cotton.They also got whipped because they disobeyed their master.If they really didn't listen,they would either get shot or hung.To get hung is to have a rope tied around your neck and have the other half tied to a tree branch.
Slavery ended in New York in the late 1700's.As New Amsterdam grew,so did the demand for slaves.The first slave auction in New Amsterdam was in 1655.The people who bought slaves were Dutch people.They ruled New Amsterdam.
The African Burial Ground connects to this because most slaves that were buried under the building because after they dug the bodies up,they put their remains back in little boxes.Those are called crypts.
Blacks had the role of slaves.They had to serve the Dutch by cleaning their house and picking cotton.They also got whipped because they disobeyed their master.If they really didn't listen,they would either get shot or hung.To get hung is to have a rope tied around your neck and have the other half tied to a tree branch.
1 comment:
Quintae,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your essay.Your use of photo's really helps your reader visualize the scene at the Burial Ground. Great job!
Mr. Heyward
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