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African Burial Ground National Monument These buttons were buried with an individual in the African Burial Ground
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African Burial Ground National Monument
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Firearms in National Parks
The law governing possession of firearms inside a national park changed on February 22, 2010.

Visitors may possess firearms within a national park unit provided they comply with federal, state, and local laws.

The role of the responsible gun owner is to know and obey the federal, state, and local laws appropriate to the park they are visiting.

Please remember that federal law prohibits firearms in certain park facilities and buildings. These places are marked with signs at public entrances.

For more information
Please visit:
www.nps.gov/nero/firearms/

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Permit Requirements

Special Park Use Permit 10-930

Commercial Filming and Still Photography Short Form 10-931 

Commercial Filming and Still Photography Long Form 10-932

 

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The Sankofa has strong associations with the African Burial Ground

Did You Know?
The ancestral remains of 419 individuals, which were removed in 1991 and taken to Howard University for scientific study, were reinterred at the African Burial Ground Memorial Site on October 4, 2003. Each year, October 4 is a day of remembrance and celebration at the African Burial Ground.
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Last Updated: June 10, 2011 at 13:44 MST