RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new project aimed at honoring the history of enslaved Africans in America is set to take shape in Richmond. City leaders, in partnership with The Shockoe Project, have ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A portion of the Richmond Slave Trail is now protected in perpetuity, after a local land conservation group spent years in talks to purchase it from Norfolk Southern. Richmond's slave ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- If you look closely at the logo for the Shockoe Institute, you will notice ripples emanating from a small circle: Shockoe Bottom. A thoughtful design like this is a key component of ...

RICHMOND — This city tried hard to purge its landscape of reminders of slavery. The old slave jail, the auction blocks, even the African burying grounds were paved over long ago and largely forgotten.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A commission attempting to tell the story of Richmond’s slave-trading past is welcoming a delegation from western Africa. The 20 visitors due in the capital city Saturday are from ...

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposed $11 million cash infusion could be the catalyst for a formal commemoration of the history of the slave trade in Richmond, including a slavery museum in an area that ...

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The sun beats down as I walk the Richmond Slave Trail in Virginia. I've been walking across America, raising funds and awareness for Project H.O.O.D. to build opportunities in Chicago's forgotten ...