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In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history
- From 1830 to 1860, many enslaved people arrived at Richmond's Manchester Docks, entering a system that built Virginia's wealth and shaped the city's history.
- Two local Episcopal churches led a silent walk as part of a historical and spiritual pilgrimage through Richmond to confront this past.
- The event, called 'Walking With the Enslaved: The Church's Role in Slavery Pilgrimage,' traces Richmond's racial history from the state Capitol to a slave jail and Richmond's first African church.
- The pilgrimage was created by St. Paul's Episcopal Church and St. Philip's Episcopal Church, reflecting efforts to confront the city's past.
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In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history
RICHMOND, Va. (RNS) – From 1830 to 1860, tens of thousands of enslaved people disembarked ships at Richmond’s Manchester Docks, an entry point into a bondage system that built Virginia’s wealth and shaped the city’s history.
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right4Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
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