Tuesday, January 5 2010 8:02 PM EST2010-01-06 01:02:38 GMT
The controversy over a VCU parking lot where slaves are said to be buried underneath is headed to court. A lawsuit filed today calls for the state to excavate the property.More >>
Tuesday, May 24 2011 4:32 PM EDT2011-05-24 20:32:50 GMT
The asphalt is now being removed from what was once a VCU parking lot that covers a slave burial ground. But what will happen to that land now that it is being cleared?More >>
Tuesday, May 24 2011 4:14 PM EDT2011-05-24 20:14:36 GMT
It's official; Richmond now controls a controversial slave burial ground that had been used as a Virginia Commonwealth University parking lot. Tuesday, the city will hold a ceremony to commemorate the move. But some, including those who fought hardest for this to happen, still aren't happy.More >>
Wednesday, May 4 2011 5:20 PM EDT2011-05-04 21:20:43 GMT
Richmond is moving forward with plans to get rid of a VCU parking lot believed to built on a slave burial ground. Wednesday the mayor announced three local contractors are joining together to help remove the asphalt. Decades of gravel and tar and repaving, will soon be dug up.More >>
Sunday, April 10 2011 6:49 PM EDT2011-04-10 22:49:36 GMT
Sunday was an historic day in Richmond as city and state leaders opened the slave trail. The unveiling officially commemorates the path slaves took once they arrived here.More >>
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A court date has been set on a lawsuit over the location of a slave burial ground under a Virginia Commonwealth University parking lot in Shockoe Bottom.
A judge will hear the case on July 1.
Former city councilman Sa'ad El-Amin is seeking to force testing to determine the boundaries of the burial ground under the parking lot.
The suit is against the director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
El-Amin says it's the state's responsibility to do the work.
VCU has said it would make the site available for exploration, but would not pay for it.
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