Get short, timely messages from AfricanBurialGround.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @AFBurialGrndNPS.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow AFBurialGrndNPS to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Country Code For customers of
Australia
  • 0198089488 Telstra
Canada
  • 21212 (any)
United Kingdom
  • 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia
  • 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland
  • 51210 O2
India
  • 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan
  • 90903 Zain
New Zealand
  • 8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States
  • 40404 (any)

AFBurialGrndNPS

  1. Use these two period lesson plans to teach your students about important black inventors: ht.ly/b95R5 17 minutes ago via HootSuite
  2. Read the story of a self-emancipated preacher who saved up the funds to purchase freedom for his enslaved family: ht.ly/68cN4 about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
  3. In this petition urging the closing of VA public schools, claims integration "will bring unending violence and strife": ht.ly/b8VhX about 3 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. Learn how community leaders in Mississippi rejected the KKK in the 1920s w/ @amexperiencepbs: ht.ly/b5SNS about 3 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. This report shows wealthy Massachusetts abolitionists transferring guns and wealth to aid abolitionists in Kansas: ht.ly/b8UFc about 4 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. Read a letter to Senator Sumner describing violent KKK activities designed to halt the progress of reconstruction: ht.ly/b5xmb about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
  7. Author zetta Elliott signs copies of her newest book, 'ship of souls,' in our multipurpose room flic.kr/p/bAjgR8 about 5 hours ago via Flickr from Manhattan, NY  
  8. "This memorial will stay with me for years to come. It has truely opened my eyes to the truth" A visitor memory card flic.kr/p/bZPe6N about 9 hours ago via Flickr from Manhattan, NY  
  9. In this video from 2010, young visitors reflect upon their visit to our visitor center and memorial: ht.ly/b8GpU about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
  10. The basics of the story of slavery in new york city are told here by @nyhistory: ht.ly/b5zXd about 20 hours ago via HootSuite
  11. Thanks to our followers for helping to make us the MOST FOLLOWED @natlparkservice site on twitter. We appreciate it! about 21 hours ago via web
  12. American Beach, Florida was a popular resort for #africanamericans during segregation. @smithsonian tells its history: ow.ly/4V7eS about 21 hours ago via HootSuite
  13. In this first edition of Frederick Douglass third memoir, an engraving shows him at Pres. Garfield's inauguration: ht.ly/b78LT about 22 hours ago via HootSuite
  14. Highway construction in Alabama revealed archaeological remnants that shine a light on the lives of enslaved people: ht.ly/b5x0V about 23 hours ago via HootSuite
  15. Read a compilation of local news coverage of John Brown's @harpersferrynps raid and its immediate aftermath: ht.ly/b78Cz 9:20 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  16. Desmund Tutu was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in fighting apartheid. Read his nobel lecture: ht.ly/b5j8r 8:10 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  17. "It means I have a history that can not be silenced. I have a begining that won't be lost.- Syy" says a visitor flic.kr/p/bZPDmm 7:39 AM May 24th via Flickr
  18. This petition from Virginian Baptists shows opposition to attempts to close schools in order to maintain segregation: ht.ly/b76wb 7:10 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  • Name AfricanBurialGround
  • Location New York City
  • Web http://www.nps.go...
  • Bio A National Monument established in 2006 that is the final resting place for an estimated 15,000 free and enslaved Africans in the 17th and 18th centuries.
62,033 Following 63,151 Followers 1,114 Listed
Kristin Tracz Gus Daniel Bailey Mike Josh & Ira Jannah Watt Rhonda Burleson Jonathan Draysey Carrie Edgell ndank_tya Scott Goldbach heidi gardner The Expert Tammy Kahn Fennell Charleston Chamber Susan Cox Kris Gwen Rusk Everest Cafe The Ritter Group Sarah Renee Dodson Pat Dickinson The Silent Mime Emily Wall Hillbilly Daylilies Vinnie Rebecca Wood Rider Pharmacy Burning Rock ATV Julian Keith Loren Ryan More karenellis Tim Brown Benton Quest Angela Felton Jerry E Berry Stephanie Snyder