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Article: Rediscovering the past at an African-American burial ground in New York. (Originated from Seattle Times)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- March 14, 1994
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NEW YORK _ It was rush hour, in the hub of contemporary Western civilization.
A dozen weary travelers marched down the middle of a busy avenue. They stopped at Duane and Elk streets in front of a vacant grassy lot.
This patch of grass _ about a quarter of a city block _ was encircled by a wire-mesh fence. And like most natural things in this city of concrete and wheels, it seemed diminished by skyscrapers of mortar and steel.
The travelers clasped their hands and bowed their heads.
Estella Conwill Majozo, one of the travelers, sprinkled ``spiritual water'' and shouted:
``Most loving, most Holy God, sacred womb of all humankind, your spirit inspired our ...