The photo that started the search...
The lives of the men, women and children who rest in peace here
are part of the history of not only the Hunts Point community, but of New York at large.
— State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein
Students in the South Bronx have discovered a long-forgotten African burial ground. The students, along with official community leaders, are now asking the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to officially recognize the forgotten cemetery outside the gates of Joseph Rodman Drake Park, and place it on the State Register of Historic Places.
