"block of stone" - slave auction block in Fredericksburg, Va., corner of William and Charles Streets. The most compelling urban artifact in America.

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The location of this block is also very near the "freedom street" in Fredericksburg where free-blacks, pre-civil war, were allowed to walk in Fredericksburg.

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Size: 3449px × 5174px
Location: 180 Kings Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22405, USA
Photo credit: © Rodney Todt / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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