EPISODE · Feb 12, 2015 · 6 MIN
Welcome and Introduction
from VMHC Lectures · host Virginia Museum of History & Culture
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the community was invited to attend a conference about Richmond's African American history, "Hidden Things Brought to Light: Finding Lumpkin's Jail and Locating the Burial Ground for Negroes." Sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society, the City of Richmond Slave Trail Commission, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the half-day conference presented recent scholarship on two downtown Richmond historical sites, the Burial Ground for Negroes and Lumpkin's Slave Jail, both of which have special importance for the history of African Americans in Virginia. Welcome and Introduction by Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director, Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources Paul Levengood, President and CEO, Virginia Historical Society Dr. Lauranett Lee, Curator of African American History, Virginia Historical Society The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
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On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the community was invited to attend a conference about Richmond's African American history, "Hidden Things Brought to Light: Finding Lumpkin's Jail and Locating the Burial Ground for Negroes." Sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society, the City of Richmond Slave Trail Commission, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the half-day conference presented recent scholarship on two downtown Richmond historical sites, the Burial Ground for Negroes and Lumpkin's Slave Jail, both of which have special importance for the history of African Americans in Virginia. Welcome and Introduction by Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director, Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources Paul Levengood, President and CEO, Virginia Historical Society Dr. Lauranett Lee, Curator of African American History, Virginia Historical Society The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
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