slave market
- n a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
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- U.S. mayor plans ballpark near site of slave cemetery, market
By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, announced plans on Monday to build a minor-league baseball park near the site of a slave market and cemetery, prompting an outcry over what protesters said would be desecration of the area. Mayor Dwight Jones, a black minister, said the 7,200-seat ballpark would generate badly needed jobs and revenue and include a ...
Nov. 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News - U.S. mayor plans ballpark on site of slave cemetery, market
By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, announced plans on Monday to build a minor-league baseball park on the site of a slave market and cemetery, prompting an outcry over what protesters said would be desecration of the area. Mayor Dwight Jones, a black minister, said the 7,200-seat ballpark would generate badly needed jobs and revenue and include a ...
Nov. 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News - Virginia: Ballpark Sought on Site of Slave Market
The mayor of Richmond, Va., announced plans to build a minor-league baseball park on the site of a slave market and cemetery, prompting an outcry over what protesters said would be desecration of the area.
Nov. 11, 2013 - New York Times