St. Augustine's Project, Inc. - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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About: The St. Augustine Project, a non-profit organization run primarily by volunteers, dedicates itself to the restoration and preservation of the slave galleries at St. Augustine’s Church in New York's Lower East Side.
Erected in 1828, St. Augustine’s Church, the oldest building on the block, gained landmark status more than a decade ago. The slave galleries are two rooms hidden in the upper reaches of the church, designed in a harsh era of racial segregation during the decline of slavery in New York. These rooms, just above the balcony and mainly out of sight, were intended for African American congregants, servants and perhaps even visitors, and may have been so used for years after slavery ended.
 Church Interior, View from Slave GalleryPhotos and text courtesy of St. Augustine Project, Inc. |
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