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The Mount Vernon Slave Memorial where the enslaved and free people were equal

The Mount Vernon Slave Memorial where the enslaved and free people were equal

The Mount Vernon slave memorial was designated as a burial ground for those enslaved and a handful of free Blacks who worked on plantations in the 18th and 19thcenturies.  Oral tradition has it that when one died on the plantation, they were laid to rest with their feet facing the east, with respect to the desire…

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