Walk the Slave Trail
Commemorate Black History Month by walking the route trod by enslaved Americans in the first ½ of the 19th century. Look for the many signs of slave labor still visible in Richmond. Walk is 2 mile one...
View ArticleHike the Slave Trail with Urban Scale Richmond
Urban Scale Richmond does a great job of exploring some history of the Slave Trail with ALONG THE BANKS OF SHOCKOE CREEK posted this morning. Current photos are mixed with images from the past....
View ArticleSlave Trail Signs Soon
Seventeen signs detailing the slave trail experience should be up in early April.
View ArticleSlave Trail Markers Unveiled April 3rd
From the city press release; The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission and the City of Richmond will hold an historic event entitled “An Emancipation Celebration & Unveiling of the Richmond...
View ArticleSlave Trail Sign Unveiling Ceremony 1 of 2
I posted about the “official” unveiling of the signs and the subsequent date change for the the ceremony. The reason for the date change was VCU’s semi-successful basket ball trip down to Texas, even...
View ArticleWilliams Chimes in on Ceremony Debate
From RTD Last Sunday, Richmond was poised to take an important step in acknowledging its role as home to the largest domestic slave export business in the U.S. Doing so a week later than planned is, at...
View ArticleSlave Trail Markers Unveiled
On Sunday the Governor, Mayor and Reverend Marcus Martin, Janine Bell, Reverend Benjamin Campbell and Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, who is the Slave Trail Commission chairperson unveiled 17 trail...
View ArticleWashington Post Walks the Slave Trail
The Washington Post takes a look at the slave trail and shares it’s experience. The muddy south bank of the James River in Richmond is rife with memories that were kept secret for years. Here,...
View ArticleServe on the City Slave Trail Commission
From the City Press Release; Richmond City Council invites all interested persons living or working in the City of Richmond to apply to serve as a member of the Richmond City Council Slave Trail...
View ArticleWalk the Slave Trail by Torchlight
On Saturday, July 30, back by popular demand, the Richmond Parks and Recreations Department will offer a Torch-Lit Walk on the Slave Trail. The walk, which will cost $5 per person, will start at 8:30...
View ArticleSlave Trail Meets Thursday
Want to get involved in the Historic Slave Trail? You get a chance on Thursday. The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will hold a meeting regarding the work and ongoing projects of the...
View ArticleSlave Museum might be heading for Shockoe Bottom
There is a video from CBS6 on the story but unfortunately it doesn’t allow me to embed it on this post, so go here to view it. The United States National Slavery museum in Richmond is a project 10...
View ArticleRTD on Slave and Liberty Trail working together
From RTD Members of the city tourism and historical communities met last week to work out ways to highlight both trails. The Liberty Trail would connect historical sites in downtown Richmond, patterned...
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