Willoughby and Duffield Streets
In September of 2007, Duffield Street in downtown Brooklyn got a new name.
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Abyssinian Baptist Church - description
132 West 138th Street
Known for its charismatic leadership and community outreach, the Abyssinian Baptist Church was formed in 1808 by a group of African Americans and Ethiopians who refused to accept the segregated seating in the First Baptist Church of New York City.
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Abyssinian Baptist Church - Kenneth Jackson commentary
Kenneth Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences, Columbia University, on the Abyssinian Baptist Church.
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Abyssinian Baptist Church - Robert O'Meally commentary
Robert O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English, Columbia University, on the Abyssinian Baptist Church.
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African Burial Ground - description
290 Broadway
The African Burial Ground is a federally designated historic landmark and archaeological site that was used as a cemetery by free and enslaved people of African descent during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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