The Brooklyn Public Library, Gilbane Building Company and the East New York African Burial Ground Collective held a ground acknowledgment ceremony Thursday, October 29, at the site of the New Lots Library at 655 New Lots Avenue in East New York, honoring the free and enslaved Africans buried in the East New York African burial ground before construction begins on a new branch, Brooklyn Paper reported.
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Brooklyn Public Library holds ground acknowledgment ceremony at East New York African burial ground ahead of new $40 million branch
The Brooklyn Public Library, Gilbane Building Company and the East New York African Burial Ground Collective held a ground acknowledgment ceremony at 655 New Lots Avenue on October 29, honoring ancestors buried at the site before construction begins on a new $40 million branch set for completion by 2028.
Brooklyn Public Library holds ground acknowledgment ceremony at East New York African burial ground ahead of new $40 million branch
The Brooklyn Public Library, Gilbane Building Company and the East New York African Burial Ground Collective held a ground acknowledgment ceremony at 655 New Lots Avenue on October 29, honoring ancestors buried at the site before construction begins on a new $40 million branch set for completion by 2028.
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