Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force

The Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force's goals are to reclaim, preserve, protect and commemorate this historically and culturally significant site.

The Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force is a group of concerned citizens who have united to help the Elmendorf Reformed Church (ERC) to “reclaim, preserve, protect and commemorate” its historically and culturally significant colonial African Burial Ground. In 1660, the First Church of Harlem, also known as the Dutch Reformed Church of Harlem, erected a church building at the corner of First Av  ...