African Burial Ground

Faith N. Odigbo

Freshmen Seminar

Dr. Carr

4 October 2010

African Burial Ground

The trip to the African Burial Ground was interesting and was an eye opener for many people including myself. Though the journey to New York was long but it was so worth in the end. Once we arrived in New York, we entered the museum that was constructed in the honor of the four hundred and nineteen remains of slaves found in Lower Manhattan. There was a struggle for this museum to build and there is still fight today for the necessary funds to keep the museum running in tiptop order. The museum left some lingering questions in my mind such as why is the city more willing to fund some sports stadium instead of a museum that would help future generations to come with their history? This question baffled me but at the same time made me want to do something so that future generations would remember their history and what they can do to improve on their future. Even though the museum was interesting and quite heartbreaking to relive such a shameful period in American history. The trip would have been better if we had spent more time in the museum instead of on the bus or in Harlem. Harlem was also another quite exciting part of the trip but I wished I had spent more time in Manhattan because there is more to do in Manhattan and the stores are of a higher quality then in Harlem. The trip was an experience that I would never forget and that trip will forever be imprinted in my mind and will now shape my future for the better. Though the trip had many faults such as the short amount of time spent in the museum, spending more time in Harlem, and spending way too much time on that cramped bus but the overall trip was an experience that I will never forget.