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Old Markers At This Location titled "The Slave Trade In Richmond" and "Lumpkins Jail".
By Bernard Fisher, December 24, 2009
Lumpkin's Slave Jail archeological study site
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| | The land around you for several blocks was the regional center for the commerce in black slaves. There were 4 main dealers each with a jail-like compound surrounded with heavy log fences. The largest and most fearsome was Lumpkin Jail - "The Devils . . . — — Map (db m25961) HM |
| | The grass and wood chips to your right mark the area of an archeological examination of the remnants of one of our nations most notorious slave jails: the Devil’s Half Acre ---- the place where run-away slaves were punished and large numbers . . . — — Map (db m40679) HM |
Jun. 4, 2024