In 1991; archaeologists in lower Manhattan unearthed a stunning discovery.Buried for more than 200 years was a communal cemetery containing the remainsof up to 20;000 people. At roughly 6.6 acres; the African Burial Ground is the largest and earliestknown burial space of African descendants in North America. In the years thatfollowed its discovery; citizens and activists fought tirelessly to demand respectfultreatment of eighteenth-century funerary remains and sacred ancestors. Aftermore than a decade of political battle―on local and national levels―and scientificresearch at Howard University; the remains were eventually reburied on the sitein 2003. Capturing the varied perspectives and the emotional tenor of the time; Frohnenarrates the story of the African Burial Ground and the controversies surroundingurban commemoration. She analyzes both its colonial and contemporary representations;drawing on colonial-era maps; prints; and land surveys to illuminatethe forgotten and hidden visual histories of a mostly enslaved population buriedin the African Burial Ground. Today; personal offerings and commemorative artworks;many of which incorporate traditional African and diasporic arts andreligions; pay tribute to the ancestors and the sacred space. Tracing the historyand identity of the area from a forgotten site to a contested and negotiated space;Frohne situates the burial ground within the context of late twentieth- and earlytwenty-first-century race relations in New York City to reveal its enduring presenceas a spiritual place. Finally; she illustrates visually; spiritually; and spatiallythe historic and contemporary formation of a New York City African diaspora inrelation to the African Burial Ground.
#373407 in Books Cooper Square Press 2000-02-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.56 x 1.21 x 5.64l; 1.75 #File Name: 0815410220616 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Defeat into victory - a masterpiece.By lord farrowAn amazing record of the campaign which saw the total defeat of the Japanese army. The insight shown by Slim in his description of the enemy is masterful and typical of the only man in history who began as a Private and finished as C.I.G.S. of the combined British forces. Field Marshal Slim took the salute at my "Passing Out Parade" at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 1950 (Intake 6;) Even when he had reached the pinnacle of rank in the British Army; he never lost the 'common touch'. Lord Farrow.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. and why people like Montgomery didn't like itBy PBJThis is a rare work in that it covers military battles from the viewpoint of a general officer; and a humble one at that. It is superbly written and is a semester of history on that theater in WWII. I understand why it sold well when published; and why people like Montgomery didn't like it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great war memoirBy mike6This memoir is rated as one of the very best from WW II. Bill Slim was an awesome British general; and his story is well toldand worth reading. I think it would have been better had it been shorter and more focused. Overall it's an amazing account of how he rebuilt the 14th Army and crushed the Japanese in Burma. It's a theater most Americans know nothing about; and it was the site of several key victories over the Japanese forces. A brilliant memoir by a man at the center of it all.
