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In a city that never sleeps, the constant push for progress can sometimes collide head on with the remnants of the past. In 1991, construction on a federal office building was halted when several skeletons were uncovered. The skeletons represented not just a forgotten burial site, but a forgotten history as well. Over two decades, researchers uncovered the remains of more than 400 individuals, of both African and African American descent. The controversy surrounding the discovery, analysis, and interpretation of the burial ground was a hot topic in the press and led to the development of the A
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