@KingsBklyn – Brooklyn, NY: Flatbush, Brooklyn was founded when the first Dutch settlers arrived from Europe in the 1650s. Slavery was common amongst the Dutch families who used enslaved people to work the land. By 1790, 30% of Kings County residents were African Americans, and almost all were enslaved - the highest concentration of enslaved people north of the Mason-Dixon line. An obituary in the Long Island Star on March 29, 1810, describes a “negro woman named Eve” who was buried in what is referenced as “the African burying ground of the village of Flatbush.” Local historians suggest that traces of the burial ground still exist at the junction of Bedford and Church Avenues, where human remains have been discovered on several occasions. When the city demolished P.S. 90 in 2015, archeologists conducted test excavations to determine if the site was a burial location. Although evidence of graves was not found, several fragmented body parts were recovered. Kings Theatre was asked to participate in a feedback session with the P.S. 90 task force, who are charged with establishing how best to tell the virtually silent stories of the enslaved people of Flatbush and how best to memorialize the area. Ambassador Theatre Group - North America celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth