Lumpkins Jail
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Announcement expected Monday on new Shockoe Bottom slavery museum
Richmond is preparing to take its first big step toward developing a museum on slavery just north of Main Street Station in Shockoe Bottom.
Community forum generates ideas for Lumpkin’s Jail site
Build a full-scale replica of Lumpkin’s Jail at its former site in Shockoe Bottom. Construct a wax museum at the site. Develop an interactive space for children there. Provide a place for reflection where people can gather for discussions and private meditations. Those were among the suggestions from about 30 people who attended a “Richmond Speaks” meeting Sept. 29 at Franklin Military Academy to generate ideas on how the city should transform the former Lumpkin’s Jail into a heritage and learning center.
Will education be a priority in Lumpkin’s Jail makeover?
Re “Lumpkin’s Jail site to get new life,” Aug. 20-22 edition:
Lumpkin’s Jail site to get new life
After years of neglect by the city, the site at Lumpkin’s Jail is headed toward a multimillion-dollar makeover. The jail site was a holding pen for enslaved people in Shockoe Bottom that later served as the launching ground for Virginia Union University.
