The 10-acre site in Shockoe Valley, they say, will tell the entire history of enslaved people and the effects it has had on the city and country as a whole.
Richmond is dedicating 10 acres in the city’s historic Shockoe Bottom to preserve and develop a destination to acknowledge and teach about the city s sordid history with slavery.
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Shakia Gullette Warren said the story of African-Americans begins in Virginia. That’s part of the reason she’s excited about being the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia’s executive director. She began work in May, succeeding former interim executive director Marland Buckner, who stepped down in June 2022. Mr. Buckner took the helm after Adele Johnson, the center’s longtime executive director, died in April 2021.
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