Lumpkin's Slave Jail

I found this place on Google, I was reading a book and the book told a story of this place and I looked it up and I learned some history.

One of Richmond’s not too mentioned sites but should be a must visit if you’re here. Adjacent is the shockoe bottom slave burial ground.

Stumbled upon this today! A beautiful little piece of History that has such a magnitude of history behind it. We'll need to come back and explore a little bit more. But it looks like a true resting place and historic landmark to preserve history. Another great reason to live in Richmond!

Five star review so that everyone visits this spot, reads the signs, has a moment of reflection & hopefully feels different when you drive over this on 95.

But there are genuinely no words for the rage that such an important spot has such a lack of presentation. I feel like the whole block needs to get shut down.

Visit this place if you are born/raised RVA or you are here for the weekend. It’s powerful in the way American history can make you feel. Makes you feel sick and the power to overcoming adversity right there on that soil. We all need to know this history.

Reading the Yellow wife inspired me to visit this place. So much untold history. While visiting this place my heart broke into 300k pieces,pieces for all the men ,women and children who endured this place of hell and torture. 300k human beings were tortured at The devils half archer. So so so sad part of history 😢

A necessary, albeit heart-rending, somber, and poignant experience. Walk around. Read the plaques. Soak in the grotesque history, and allow it to catalyze you into action. This is the type of history that “1776 Project” types want to whitewash or outright erase. But this is American and all the more reason to engage in order to ensure an equitable, restorative future.

Deeply moving historical, archaeological site. Part of the Shockoe Bottom Historic District and Memorial Park footprint representing public history of Richmond's role as 2nd largest slave trading marketplace in country through 1865. Known notoriously by 19th century Blacks and abolitionists as the Devil's Half Acre for Robert Lumpkin's spirit-breaking practices. Well designed, informative markers on site further development planned for 2017. Smithsonian magazine named it most important USA archaeological site of 2008. Managed by city Slave Trail Commission.

It was very nice today outside at Lumkin's Slave Jail,enjoyed myself to the fullest thanks for everything Cuzzo.

History of our African American Brothers and Sisters here in Richmond. Our economy was literally built on the evils of slavery. Open your eyes. Walked where they walked.

A must-see for anyone interested in history. It is part of the larger slave trail.

Excellent historical site...wish more information about its complexity in Richmond was availible

I love the view. Absolutely nothing

Another place of our history that is not well known. #theuntoldstory

This is such a necessary space!! Love it here!

Its emotional to stand here. Everyone should see this place

Awesome historical location

Impactful to be there.

Read about the Slave Trail and walked it.

Great attraction!

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