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The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground was one of the largest cemeteries for free and enslaved African Americans during its era from 1816 to 1879.
Richmond officials have rejected a proposal by Lamar Advertising to remove a billboard on the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in exchange for help finding locations for additional advertising in the city. The billboard, which is visible to motorists on Interstate 64, has been the source of ongoing controversy because of its location atop the grave site. The site is estimated to be the largest enslaved burial ground in the country. The company owns an easement on the northeast portion of the property, where the 14-foot-tall billboard has stood for about 20 years.
The draft plan hinges on the selection of a developer to transform Gilpin Court from a public housing complex to a mixed-housing, mixed-income community.
History is not necessarily being rewritten in Richmond, Virginia, but there is a compelling new chapter in the works. The state capital, once the capi