Lest We Forget...
1315 Duke Street in Alexandria is a stark reminder of the coastal trade in human beings, sold south, from the mid-Atlantic to the deep south in the years preceding the Civil War.
Showing posts with label Alexandria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alexandria. Show all posts
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Slave Pens in Alexandria
1315 Duke Street in Alexandria is a stark reminder of the coastal trade in human beings, sold south, from the mid-Atlantic to the deep south in the years preceding the Civil War.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Clash of the Martyrs
In Alexandria, at the corner of Pitt and King Streets, on the wall of the Monaco Hotel is a bronze plaque commemorating the site of the Marshall House hotel and the death of James W. Jackson.
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