Slave pens in the metropolitan area

This was supposed to be a somewhat straight forward assignment, find at least three slave pens in the metro D.C. area and report on your finds. Using resources like the Library of Congress, City of Alexandria Library system, George Mason University, the Federal Historic Preservation Society, the Alexandria Archaeology Department, the National Black Historical Foundation, the Duke University Reference Library, more search engines than I care to remember, and a fellow pilot named Steve …

…broad span of history, this was very recent. The location of these slaves pen to my location is very close. With all the splendor, and rich history of the south this is by far a bleak reminder of the cruelty of mankind that many people would want to forget. 1 Slavery and Domestic Slave-Trade in the United States (1836) pp.135-143. E.A. Andrews. 2 Franklin and Armfield Slave Market (1986) Author Unknown. Possible Thesis for George Mason University.