Battery-powered candles marked the future site of a 12-foot bronze sculpture commemorating the arrival point of enslaved people on the banks of the James River during the Shockoe Project Celebration at Ancarrow’s Landing in 2024.
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Plans for Shockoe Project memorial, plaza advance
The City of Richmond’s Planning Commission on Monday, Nov. 3 approved conceptual plans for a memorial to the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground and finalized designs for Reconciliation Plaza improvements, two key components of The Shockoe Project.
