Seneca Village, The Lost Black community in 19th century Manhattan that is now Central Park

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Seneca Village existed until 1857, when, through eminent domain, the villagers and other settlers in the area were ordered to leave and their houses were torn down for the construction of Central Park. The entirety of the village was dispersed.
 
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