Job Opportunity: Historian

The Department of the Interior of the National Park Service has job vacancy for a Historian.

JOB SUMMARY: Experience your America and build a fulfilling career by joining the National Park Service. Become a part of our mission to unite our past, our cultures and our special places, to establish important connections to the present and build a rich and lasting legacy for future generations.

In 1991, the remains of more than 400 17th and 18th century Africans were discovered during pre-construction work a Federal building in New York City.  The finding deeply impacted the descendant and broader community and, at the same time, renewed awareness in cultural significance and historic preservation.  President George W. Bush designated the African Burial Ground a national monument in February, 2006.

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