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A lost burial: The suspected grave of America’s first published Black poet
Historians suspect they may have found the final resting place of Jupiter Hammon.
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Hammon’s future
Hammon’s future
Kautz said it’s important to take the time to do the work carefully because “there’s no simple story.”
Brianne Ledda
May 1, 2021
A shift in conversation
A shift in conversation
Huntington’s decision to study the burial site in Caumsett State Park comes during a shift in discussion about Black history on Long…
Brianne Ledda
May 1, 2021
A national issue
A national issue
Black cemeteries across the U.S. have historically suffered abuse and neglect.
Brianne Ledda
May 1, 2021
A connection to the past
A connection to the past
Denice Evans-Sheppard visits a tombstone in Pine Hollow Cemetery, Oyster Bay. “This is David Carll; he is my great-great grandfather.”
Brianne Ledda
Apr 28, 2021
Preservation on Long Island
Preservation on Long Island
Many historical burial sites — including historical Black and Indigenous burial sites — on Long Island are weathered and forgotten.
Brianne Ledda
Apr 28, 2021
A lost burial: The suspected grave of America’s first published Black poet
A lost burial: The suspected grave of America’s first published Black poet
The stones are hidden in underbrush, so obscured that a hiker on the trail nearby — passing only feet away — would miss them.
Brianne Ledda
Apr 28, 2021
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