Road Not TakenFeb 12, 2023

#KittyCary was born and died #enslaved. One of her #descendants has been trying to find her #burialPlace - and may be very, very close.

#Richmond #RichmondVA #Virginia #VirginiaHistory #Shockoe #ShockoeHill #AfricanBurialGround

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/27/richmond-shockoe-african-burying-ground/

#BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #enslaved #slaveHistory #burials #BlackCemetery #BlackCemeteries #AfricanAmericanCemetery #AfricanAmericanCemeteries
#AfricanAmericanBurials #BurialsOfTheEnslaved #raceRelations

Where’s Kitty Cary? The answer unlocked Black history Richmond tried to hide.

A Texas woman discovered an ancestor named Kitty Cary who died while enslaved. Tracking her to Richmond revealed what could be the largest African burial ground in the country.

The Washington Post