The Real Story Behind Central Park Before Central Park became a New York City landmark, it was the site of a thriving Black landowning community known as Seneca Village. Founded in 1825, it represented Black freedom, land ownership, and self-determination — until the city wiped it off the map in 1857. This is the story they don’t teach in school. #NeverForget #facts #UnlockYourMindInfinite #SenecaVillage #BlackHistory #ErasedHistory #Truth #CentralPark #BlackExcellence #HistoryMatters #Viral #FY