National Archives and Arlington National Cemetery host discussion on Freedman's Village

By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 29, 2024 – On February 28, the National Archives and Arlington National Cemetery welcomed a panel of historians and archivists to discuss Freedman’s Village, a community of formerly enslaved African Americans established in 1863 in Arlington, VA. Enlarge A map of Freedman's Village near Arlington Heights, Va., circa

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