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 lawsuit over a slave burial ground beneath a VCU parking lot will go before a judge.
Former City Councilman Sa'ad El-Amin is suing the State Department of Historic Resources.
He wants tests done to determine the boundaries of the burial ground under the parking lot. El-Amin says it's the state's responsibility to do the work.
The state has said it would make the site available for exploration, but would not foot the bill.
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