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Richmond’s Shockoe Project Unveiled | Richmond News
Richmond is unveiling its most ambitious historical preservation effort yet—the Shockoe Project—with the groundbreaking Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Pavilion as its first major milestone. Set to rise on the very site of the former largest slave holding in the city, this pavilion is just one piece of a sweeping, 12-site initiative designed to honor and educate about Shockoe Bottom’s brutal but vital role in American slavery. From the African Burial Ground Memorial to the Trail of the Enslaved and a National Slavery Museum, each element weaves into a powerful, collective narrative. Community leaders…
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