Upcoming Event at the Virginia Historical Society

 

Recent discoveries from the archaeological dig at Lumpkin's Slave Jail
will be discussed at Virginia Historical Society (VHS). The 2008
excavation found the site of the notorious jail complex, collected many
artifacts, and revealed a number of well preserved features.

 

On Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., the community
is 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 takes place at the VHS and is
free and open to the public.

 

Speakers at the half-day conference will present 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.

 

Speakers include:

 

Jeffrey Ruggles, curator of prints and photographs at the VHS, will
speak about the historical background of the Shockoe slavery sites.

 

Matthew R. Laird, Ph.D., historian at The James River Institute for
Archaeology, Inc., and principal investigator for the Lumpkin's Slave
Jail dig, will discuss recent discoveries from the archaeological site.


 

Dr. Christopher Stevenson, an archaeologist with the Virginia Department
of Historic Resources, will speak about locating the Burial Ground for
Negroes in the present-day landscape.  

 

Dr. Lauranett Lee, curator of African American history at the VHS, will
moderate the event.

 

 

Graham T. Dozier

Managing Editor of Publications

Virginia Historical Society

 

Post Office address:

     Box 7311

     Richmond, VA 23221

 

Street address:

     428 N. Boulevard

     Richmond, VA 23220

 

phone: 804.342.9640

fax: 804.342.9697

 

www.vahistorical.org <http://www.vahistorical.org> 

 

 


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