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Decades before Central Park existed, a section of it was home to Seneca Village, a vibrant community of free African-Americans that took shape in the 1820s. Dozens of homes, churches, and a school were occupied by 225 people. The history of Seneca Village had been all but lost until researchers in the 1990s began focusing on maps and census records that gave hints of the past. Then, nine years ago, archaeologists discovered thousands of artifacts, including plates and personal items, that had be
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Before there was Central Park there was Seneca Village. The then-rural area offered its largely middle-class Black residents refuge from the pervasive racism and overcrowding of downtown New York. It also helped to secure suffrage: to vote, Black men were required to own at least $250 in property for at least three years. As it developed, Seneca Village welcomed Irish immigrants, many having fled the Potato Famine. In 1857, New York City seized this land by eminent domain. #tiktoktaughtme #Junet
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