Competing Memorial Designs for NY City’s Historic African Burial Ground

[The Straight Story]

Competing Memorial Designs for New York City’s Historic African Burial Ground Displayed at Exhibits and on Web Site for National Feedback through October 8


The American public has an important opportunity to comment on five revised designs proposed as a permanent memorial on the African Burial Ground Site in lower Manhattan through feedback at the Web site www.africanburialground.com and at special exhibits in the five New York City boroughs through October 8.

New York, NY (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) September 28, 2004 -- The American public has an opportunity to comment on five revised designs proposed as a permanent memorial on the African Burial Ground Site in lower Manhattan. The National Park Service (NPS) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have requested national feedback on the five competing memorial designs on the Web site www.africanburialground.com and at special exhibits through October 8.

The public is invited to visit the display exhibits in educational and cultural centers throughout New York City showcasing the five revised African Burial Ground memorial designs. Through October 8, the displays will be on view at the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Langston Hughes Library & Cultural Center in Queens, Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, Bronx Community College and at 290 Broadway in lower Manhattan. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem will feature the both the display and the memorial design models through September 29. Then the models will join the ongoing display exhibit at 290 Broadway from October 1 - 8. The winning African Burial Ground memorial design is scheduled to be announced in fall 2004.

“Thanks to the efforts of many federal agencies, academic institutions and individuals, we have added critical new information to the history of America. The legacy of the African Burial Ground is of lasting and significant benefit for this generation and for all generations to come,” said Stephen A. Perry, Administrator of General Services.

This June, the five finalist design teams described their ideas for the African Burial Ground memorial at public forums in New York City’s five boroughs. The revised designs are based on public feedback on these presentations.

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[eleny]

1. Thanks for posting

I'm glad that I got a chance to see the proposals and will share my thoughts in their form.