Christopher Moore (preservationist)

Christopher Moore (January 20, 1952 – March 13, 2022) was a New York City-based curator, journalist and historian who helped save, document and later create what is now known as the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan.[1][2][3][4]

Moore worked as an editor for the National Black Network, and as an actor he appeared in As the World Turns and on stage in an Off Broadway production of A Soldier's Play.[1] He also served as a member of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission.[5] As a historian, he served as research director of the Schomburg Center.[6] Working as an author, he wrote about African-American culture and history including: Fighting For America: Black Soldiers and co-authored Slavery In New York, The Black New Yorkers: 400 Years of African American History and Standing In the Need of Prayer: African American Prayer Traditions. Moore wrote and co-produced The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery for the History Channel as part of his broader research into the city's history with slaves.[7][8]

Moore died on March 13, 2022 at the age of 70 from COVID-19 pneumonia.[1]

References
  1. Roberts, Sam (2022-04-14). "Christopher Moore, Preserver of Black New York History, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. Barton, Craig E. (2001). Sites of Memory: Perspectives on Architecture and Race. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-56898-233-5.
  3. "African Burial Ground in History - African Burial Ground National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)". nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. Woodard, Helena (2019-08-23). Slave Sites on Display: Reflecting Slavery's Legacy through Contemporary "Flash" Moments. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-2415-8.
  5. Dunlap, David W. (2016-01-27). "Discovery of Burial Ground Backs a Less Conventional Version of Harlem's History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. Meier, Allison (2015-07-03). "Wall Street's 18th-Century Slave Market Finally Recognized with Historic Marker". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  7. "Christopher Moore". CUNY TV. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. Goodfriend, Joyce D. (2008). Berlin, Ira; Harris, Leslie M.; Foote, Thelma Wills; Lepore, Jill (eds.). "Slavery in colonial New York City". Urban History. 35 (3): 485–496. doi:10.1017/S0963926808005749. ISSN 0963-9268. JSTOR 44613788. S2CID 145235546.
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