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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdsWYOZ8iqM&t=61s

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I find it incredible that just because one man either by himself or with his family decided to move away from the crowds that it managed to have such a big domino effect on others moving there as well

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I'm very happy they decided to put up those little signs with information about the original Village that was there but I didn't like how in the video they said, "right now they have signs up..." because that makes it sound like the signs won't stay up and the history might disappear again

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I feel very mixed because the village had such a big significance when it came to shaping New York but at the same time Central Park is breath-taking and it's hard to imagine New York without it

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It was weird to see how they can so easily go from liking the village to calling it slurs or saying squatters live there

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It was interesting how it mentioned in this area people were in interracial relationships and they were being buried next to each other. It showed connection and progression among the community.

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The fact that they can see that there's a community of 1600 people and so easily destroy their homes is scary.

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I liked the mention of interracial marriage. It seems as though it didn't matter who was who in Seneca Village, and everybody got along just fine. Even people from completely different countries were settled their and lived harmoniously with one another.

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While Central Park today is extremely beautiful and a site to behold, it's awful what happened to the people living on that land. After building so much and prospering with one another, they were just torn from their lives because the elite class didn't think they were valuable enough. I feel like it was extremely illegal to take their land, as everyone living there had paid for it and was given rights from it.

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I thought it was interesting how Seneca Village was essentially its own little city. There were homes, churches, and even a school built right in the area!

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Seneca Village was an integrated community - one, that provided acceptance and community for those that were being oppressed.

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Seneca Village was an integrated community - one, that provided acceptance and community for those that were being oppressed.

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"Giving the city lungs."  Nature and natural spaces and preserving these spaces became important to the residents - therefore giving Central Park it's purpose.

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"Giving the city lungs."  Nature and natural spaces and preserving these spaces became important to the residents - therefore giving Central Park it's purpose.

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It is sad that the Seneca Village was destroyed  as result of advancement.  We see this happening all across the country ~ from these past histories we can appreciate the progress and preservation.  I'm glad that historians are preserving the history of this space to give purpose to the efforts of the people who settled here previously.

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It is sad that the Seneca Village was destroyed  as result of advancement.  We see this happening all across the country ~ from these past histories we can appreciate the progress and preservation.  I'm glad that historians are preserving the history of this space to give purpose to the efforts of the people who settled here previously.

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I thought it was very interesting how one black man named Andrew bought a plot of land and other black families began to do the same. They ended up creating there own little community called Seneca Village.

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With the black men owning land in this little community it allowed them to cheat the system where they were able to vote in New York and over the next 3 decades the community grew to 300 people. That gives them a lot of votes.

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Interesting how the news paper from Manhattan down played seneca village but the artifacts found shows us that seneca was a middle class village. I think it's honestly sad that those people didn't even have a say on moving off there own land they were just paid off and forced to move.

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I found it interesting that "whites" and "colored" people came together in Churches to worship

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I found it interesting that "whites" and "colored" people came together in Churches to worship

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that black males were able to own land during that time

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that black males were able to own land during that time

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That wealth does not mean anything to the city/state when they want to build on land. you could be one of the richest people in that area and you would still have your land taken from you

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That wealth does not mean anything to the city/state when they want to build on land. you could be one of the richest people in that area and you would still have your land taken from you