What may be the country’s largest burial ground for enslaved and free African-Americans is one step closer to federal recognition.
As Mallory Noe-Payne reports, the site in Richmond recently earned a spot on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
Shockoe Hill African Burial Ground in Richmond gets landmark designation
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