Virginia
Name: Emancipation Oak on campus of Hampton University
Description: Slaves gathered here to hear the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation announcing the freedom after the Civil war.
Address: 100 E Queen St, Hampton, VA 23669
Name: Martin Luther King Jr Monument
Description: 83-foot granite monument honor one our great American leaders.
Address: Brambleton Ave. and Church Street, Norfolk, Virginia
Name: Sargent Carney Civil War Memorial
Description: A union soldier hero in the civil war born a slave. Sargent Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900. The memorial is in the West Point Cemetery the is home to African Americans who died in the Civil War.
Address: West Point Cemetery 238 Princess Anne Rd, Norfolk, Virginia
Name: Edmonson Memorial Statue
Description: The Edmonson sisters were among the slaves who tried to escape from on the Schooner Pearl. They eventually gain there freedom and traveled with Hartier with Harriet Beecher Stowe speaking out against slavery.
Address: 1701 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
Name: The Freedom House Museum
Description: The Franklin and Armfield Office believed to be the largest slave trading firm in the United States. Over 1 million slaves passed through between 1828 and 1861. What an experience to walk through this museum.
Address: 1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Name: The Freedom House Museum
Description: The Franklin and Armfield Office believed to be the largest slave trading firm in the United States. Over 1 million slaves passed through between 1828 and 1861. What an experience to walk through this museum.
Address: 1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314