African Burying Ground Memorial — Attraction in Portsmouth

Located on Chestnut 🌰 Street.I use to ride up and down on my 🚲 bike. This fitting tribute to the discovery of caskets belonging to African Americans who were accidentally discovered while water 💦 mains were being excavated, has been set up for reflection of what happened in not only Portsmouth's history, but, our nations. The statue next to State Street, a man and woman nearly touching hands shows the separation of couples during slavery. A part of a speech 💬, where a man argued for his freedom, is along the ground leading to the Burying Ground. Markers, in the shape of people, with words inscribed on them stand in front of benches. Lights are installed for 🌃 night time. Little mosaics, that were made years ago by students of the Portsmouth Middle School. I'm glad Portsmouth put this here! I...

In the heart of Portsmouth, NH, the African Burying Ground Memorial honors the lives of enslaved and free Africans buried here in the 1700s—a history long hidden until the site was rediscovered in 2003.

The powerful bronze figures on either side of the granite wall represent a man and woman—divided by centuries and circumstances, yet forever connected. One faces west toward Africa, the other east toward hope and the future. Their outstretched hands nearly touch, a symbol of loss, resilience, and remembrance.

Located at the corner of Chestnut and State Streets, this is the only known African burying ground in New England to be reestablished in its...

This is a part of New Hampshire history that most of us don't know about our acknowledge. We like to pretend that slavery was something that took place in the South, and that New England wasn't a part of that.... While the Northern States did get rid off slavery sooner, it still happened here, and it needs to be recognized and remembered. I'm glad that it's remembered in Portsmouth, and that people cared enough to memorialize those who found their final...