Hidden History... An entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park.
Three churches, a school, and dozens of homes were demolished... cont on link.
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This type of destruction has happened many times. One example is when the cross Bronx expressway here in New York was constructed in 1963 cutting through the heart of the Bronx it displaced thousands of Jewish residents living there , including business etc.
richiegtt
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Sep 24, 2019
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This is a sad but interesting reading. I wonder how the city could have handled things differently, so the African-American people could have keep their land and build the park elsewhere ??
Nathalie_Quebec
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Sep 24, 2019
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@NoPlanetB New York was a slave state/colony for two hundred years. In 1703 42% of households in New York City owned slaves.
New Yorkers had the good sense to abolish slavery, but that was partly because slavery was not economically viable there.
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