Annotated Bibliography
"Anthony Burns captured." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2915.html (accessed June 27, 2013). This website provides a detailed account of Anthony Burns' escape, return and eventual freedom.
Bailyn, Bernard. "Considering the Slave Trade: History and Memory." William and Mary Quarterly 58, no. 1 (2001): 245-252. The Bailyn article was helpful for understanding the difference between history and memory and how these concepts relate to the slave trade.
Blight, David W.. "What Will Peace Among the Whites Bring?" Reunion and Race in the Struggle over the Memory of the Civil War in American Culture." The Massachusetts Review 34, no. 3 (Autumn,1993) (1993): 393-410. http://www.jstor.org (accessed June 7, 2013). Blight's article provides further insight into history versus memory as it relates to the Civil War.
Dovi, Chris. "Spirits in the Outfield." Style, March 23, 2009. A local article describes the Wall Street district.
Duke, Maurice. Don't Carry Me Back! Narratives by Former Virginia Slaves. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1995. Duke's book contains a detailed narrative of Henry Box Brown that was useful for my unit.
Elliott Greisdorf, Karen. "The City That Dares to Talk | CAUX-Initiativen der Veränderung." CAUX-Initiatives of Change | CAUX-Initiatives of Change. http://www.caux.iofc.org/de/node/24029 (accessed July 1, 2013). A brief article shares some interesting facts about Richmond's slave trade.
Grundman, Adolph H. "Northern Baptists and the Founding of Virginia Union University: The Perils of Paternalism." The Journal of Negro History 63, No. 1 (Jan. 1978) (1978): 26-41. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2717358 (accessed July 15, 2013). This article provided a detailed history of the events that led to the transformation of the Lumpkin Slave Jail into what has evolved into Virginia Union University.
Jones, Will. "VCU Delays Paving at Burial Site." Richmond Times Dispatch, June 7, 2008, Sec. B. This is one of several articles written by Will Jones that enabled me to trace the story of the discovery of the burial site in Richmond.
Kimball, Gregg D. American City, Southern Place: A Cultural History of Antebellum Richmond. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2000. This book contained some helpful information about the Lumpkin Jail.
Kollatz, Jr., Harry. "The Winfree Cottage A Legacy Saved - But for What?." Richmond Magazine , April 2013. An informative, local article speaks about a
little building with a powerful story to tell.
Laird, Matthew R.. "Preliminary Archaeological Investigation of the Lumpkin's Jail Site(44HE1053)." VCU Libraries Special Collections. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/slavery/ (accessed June 30, 2013). Laird's report of the archaeological dig provided the most in depth information about the Lumpkin Jail. It also will provide insight for my students about the work of archaeologists through pictures and detailed charts about artifacts that were found.
McGraw, Marie. At the Falls: Richmond, Virginia and Its People. Chapel Hill: Published for the Valentine, the Museum of the Life & History of Richmond, by the University of North Carolina Press, 1994. McGraw's book provides the history of Richmond, Virginia. I only used a small part of the book due to time constraints.
Richardson, Selden. Built by Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond, Va.: Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, 2007. A compelling story about the history of Richmond focuses on historic buildings and former sites of buildings.
"Richmond's Slave Market." Digital Scholarship Lab. http://dsl.richmond.edu/civilwar/slavemarket_essay.html (accessed June 21, 2013). This interactive Google Earth site is sure to engage adults and children as they view Richmond's Shockoe Valley in 1876.
Robert, Joseph C.. The Tobacco Kingdom; Plantation, Market, and Factory in Virginia and North Carolina, 1800-1860. Gloucester, Mass.: P. Smith, 19651938. This book provided some interesting details related to Lumpkin's Jail.
Trammell, Jack. The Richmond Slave Trade: the Economic Backbone of the Old Dominion. Charleston: History Press, 2012. An interesting resource about Richmond's Slave Trade provided a clear image of the impact the slave trade had on Richmond's economy. This was the most useful book for my research project.
Tucker, Abigail. "Digging Up the Past at a Richmond Jail." History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Smithsonian Magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.com (accessed June 30, 2013). Abigail Tucker's article provides a great glimpse of Lumpkin's Jail. Tucker masterfully weaves some history of the jail into the story of its excavation.
Williams, Michael Paul. "Hidden History Found: Richmond Roots Project Surveys Black Architecture." Richmond Times Dispatch, February 9, 2003, Sunday City Edition edition, sec. K. Williams' article provided background information about the Winfree Cottage and also speaks to the need to tell the neglected history of Richmond.
"With Unearthing of Infamous Jail, Richmond Confronts its Slave Past - Los Angeles Times." Featured Articles From The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/18/nation/na-richmond-slaves18 (accessed May 10, 2013). An insightful article describes uncovering the Lumpkin Jail.
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