​Ongoing struggle to get recognition for slave burial ground at Joseph Rodman Drake Park

"When an elementary school class discovered a slave burial ground at a public park in Hunts Point, the Parks Department gave it official recognition in 2014. But plans for a memorial have since stalled at the local level."  Read Aliya Chaudhry's coverage of the struggle for recognition for those buried, forgotten and hopes for the future of the site.

There is nothing denoting the estimated 44 people resting in this burial ground. Photo credit: Seyma Bayram (Bronx Ink)