A review by lrcartee
My Seneca Village by Marilyn Nelson

4.0

Seneca Village was the first community of African America property owners. It as located on the Upper West Side in an area that is now part of Central Park. A viable community with a school, businesses and three churches that was acquired by eminent domain and whose inhabitants were forced to leave by 1857 for the creation of the park.
The book is a collection of poems told by the citizens imagined by Mary Nelson depicting of their lives and livelihoods during their time living in Seneca Village.
This unique little book offers a glimpse into a little known place in history.