Summary
AS AMERICA com-memorates the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, a frustrating battle of wills continues over plans for a national museum that would tell the story behind the war's cause - slavery.
In 2002, a developer in Fredericksburg donated land for the creation of the U.S. National Slavery Museum to a group headed by former Gov. Doug Wilder. The museum was to become part of a sprawling commercial and tourism project known as Celebrate Virginia; plans were later announced to build an "authentic African- themed resort" and water park next to the museum.See the full content of this document
Extract
Move Museum to Fort Monroe
Although the museum was scheduled to open in 2007, construction has yet to start. Wilder's group owes the city $147,000 in back taxes and...
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