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Title
'Lumpkin's Slave Jail' or 'The Devil's Half Acre' (Richmond, Virginia)
Description
One of the most notorious slave jails in Richmond. Robert Lumpkin purchased the facilities in 1844, but the jail was built by Bacon Tait from 1830 on, and later leased to Lewis A. Collier, a fellow Richmond slave trader. Robert Lumpkin ran the jail until the liberation of Richmond by Union Troops on April 2nd, 18 1865. The Jail, also called the 'Devil's Half Acre' due to the horrible treatment of African Americans was used to punish 'runaway slaves', and tragically ripped apart countless families due to the sale of individuals. Countless enslaved Individuals were punished in this jail, the most well-known individual being Anthony Burns. Unfortunately, the majority of names of the individuals passing through this jail have been lost or destroyed.
Source
othermonuments
Date
By 1833, more buildings were added, and in 1835 announcements were published in the newspaper advertising the opening of the facilities.
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
2467
Date Created
first purchased in May, 1830
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,37.536507, ,-77.428538;
Europeana
Country
U.S.
Europeana Data Provider
'Lumpkin's Slave Jail' or 'The Devil's Half Acre' (Richmond, Virginia)
Europeana Type
TEXT
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Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/'Lumpkin's_Slave_Jail'_or_'The_Devil's_Half_Acre'__Richmond,_Virginia__
Run by
Richmond City - Slave Trail Commission
State
Virginia
Affiliation
Other
Indigenous Land
Powathan
City
Richmond