The next program in the Virginia Heritage Resource Center's Mining the
Treasure House lecture series will be held at noon on Tuesday, 20 April,
2010 in the Lecture Hall adjacent to the lobby of the Library of
Virginia at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. 

The speaker will be Dr. Shawn Utsey, Associate professor, African
American studies and psychology & Chair of African American studies at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He will present his
documentary, Meet Me in the Bottom, focusing on community discussion
about the future of a historic burial ground for enslaved and free
blacks located between 15th and 16th streets in downtown Richmond. The
film examines community efforts to reclaim the burial ground as a final
resting place for its ancestors. 

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