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How one woman liberated a notorious US slave jail

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The Devil's Half Acre - The Untold Story of Mary Lumpkin

After the jail was demolished in 18 88, mary lumptin's story was hidden from view. The city of richmond has been in discussions about how to memorialize that history. Mary was one of two million girls and women enslaved in the american south. And i just think your listeners deserve to know more of their stories.

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