i read an account book created by richard epps in hopewell, only about 25 miles from here. he was out in appomattox manner, -- he was in an appomattox manor and spoke about his enslaved workforce, and his valet, which traveled with him. he was very different from many slaveholders, because after the war, he kept the formally enslaved groups together and paid them wages for their work. and many of the family members are still in hopewell and remember that history and pass it on to their children. 1860,is an inventory in which speaks about louisa, 12 years old -- and selling her. there are so many stories like this. and these children, not knowing oftentimes that they were being sent to richmond to be sold, would have a note pinned to them for the slave trader to read. because they could not read, they did not know. and it was in getting to in --, whichbeing is close enough for us to walk to understand what that meant -- which is close enough for us to walk too, they began to meant.and what that when they heard references to being sold down south, they know that it was refere

i read an account book created by richard epps in hopewell, only about 25 miles from here. he was at appomattox manor and he spoke about his enslaved workforce, and his valet, which traveled with him. he was very different from many slaveholders, because after the war, he kept the formally enslaved groups together and paid them wages for their work. and many of the family members are still in hopewell and remember that history and pass it on to their children. there is an inventory in 1860, in albemarle county, and he spoke about louisa, 12 years old, and selling her. there are so many stories like this. and these children, not knowing oftentimes that they were being sent to richmond to be sold, would have a note pinned to them for the slave trader to read. because they could not read, they did not know. and it was in getting to richmond, and being in shockoe bottom, which is close enough to walk to, which is when they begun to understand what that meant. when they heard references to being sold down south, they know that it was reference to something worse than they had ev