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Excavating D.C.’s Slave History at Mount Zion Cemetery
FromCity Cast DC
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mount Zion is one of the oldest Black cemeteries in D.C. and a lot of former enslaved people are buried there. Plus, it was a stop on the underground railroad! Lisa Fager from the Black Georgetown Foundation is here to tell us about the site’s unexpected and rich history, efforts to restore Mount Zion and its sister cemetery, and how Washingtonians can find their locally buried ancestors.
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Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
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