Central Park: What Lies Beneath
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Don Wildman: We're on top of Summit Rock at 140 feet, the highest point in Central Park. Underneath this monument to Enlightenment are the remains of Seneca, a village of African-American Irish and German communities whose inhabitants were forced from their homes to make way for the construction of Central Park in 1857. Our guest today is Dr. Leslie Alexander, author, activist, professor, indeed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., professor of history at Rutgers University. Don Wildman: What an honor to have you on American History Hit.
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