His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the president of Nigeria, visited the African Burial Ground on Duane St. Wednesday. The president called on strengthening ties between Africans and African-Americans. The remains of 419 blacks were discovered at the site during a construction project in 1991, and after years of political disputes and archeological studies, the remains of the Colonial-era slaves were returned to their burial home last year. The Boys Choir of Harlem performed at the ceremony.
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