If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won’t see.
Before Central Park was built, a historically black community was destroyed.
It’s a story that goes back to the 1820s, when that part of New York was largely open countryside. Soon it became home to about 1,600 people.
Watch the video, below, and read more courtesy of Vox.com
