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This June 11, 2008, file photo shows some of the fortifications inside the moat at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Casemate Museum historian W. Robert Kelly is working to 'humanize those enslaved' at Fort Monroe — one name at a time.

This June 11, 2008, file photo shows some of the fortifications inside the moat at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Casemate Museum historian W. Robert Kelly is working to 'humanize those enslaved' at Fort Monroe — one name at a time.

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