African Burial Ground

Going through my blogs, I realized that I never added an entry about the African Burial Ground. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot, so I don't know how I forgot. Before the trip to the African Burial Ground, I was upset that I had to wake up so early to go, but by the end of the day, I was happy that the trip was mandatory. It was so moving to be able to walk where my ancestors had walked. When we first arrived, my group was given a tour of the outside of the grounds while another group was inside. The architecture of the outside of the grounds was so beautiful in contrast to the horrible injustices it sat on top of. We learned a lot about the African symbology on the architecture. When we got inside, we watched a very moving video about how the Africans living in New York during the time lived. Inside the grounds, there were pictures and various objects to interact with. I would love to go back to the African Burial Grounds again in the future and I am thankful for the opportunity I got during freshman seminar.