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Indigenous Acknowledgment
Virginia Humanities acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the original people of the land and waters of our home in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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In “Twin Paths to Freedom: The History and Archaeology of James City County’s Free Black Communities,” a book published earlier this year by local historian Martha McCartney, readers can learn how land like the site in James City County's Freedom Park became a place where former slaves established free lives.