This Much-Needed Trip of Historical Truth Was the Experience of a Lifetime
Alexandria, Virginia, had one of the country’s largest slave trading operations. I visited the city to reconnect with my roots.
In the first half of the 17th century, European colonists settled on the previously occupied lands of what’s known today as Alexandria, Virginia. Fast-forward to 1654, when the settlers acquired a land patent for the entire area totaling 700 acres, later expanding its territory. During the development of Alexandria’s colonial-style infrastructure, enslavement was preva
In the first half of the 17th century, European colonists settled on the previously occupied lands of what’s known today as Alexandria, Virginia. Fast-forward to 1654, when the settlers acquired a land patent for the entire area totaling 700 acres, later expanding its territory. During the development of Alexandria’s colonial-style infrastructure, enslavement was preva
