A slavery museum and an African-American genealogical center are among the features of a proposed heritage site for Richmond, Virginia. The Richmond Slave Trail Commission on Tuesday released a master plan for the $100 million to $150 million proposal in the city's Shockoe Bottom section, once a center of the capital city's lucrative slave trade.
The broader vision for the area will begin humbly with the installation of markers at 16 sites along a 2.5-mile slave trail.
Del. Delores L. McQuinn presented the plan to the city, saying much more work is needed to make the dream come true.
You can read more in an article by Will Jones in the Richmond Times-Dispatch at http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/COUN21_20091020-222010/300598.
