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Article: Deep devilry on Duke Street; Alexandria's slave pen recalls evil commerce.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(AMERICA AT WAR)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- November 5, 2009
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Byline: Paul N. Herbert, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
There is a very old three-story brick row house on a busy Alexandria street directly across from a car-rental business, adjacent to one of the city's ubiquitous lobbyists associations and a few blocks from a Starbucks. Few of the hurried commuters who drive within yards of its front door every day have any idea of its despicable history.
Northern Virginia is home to a rich collection of history, good and bad. The most evil of all - the purchase and sale of human beings - occurred on a massive scale at a slave pen located at 1315 Duke St. Built as a private residence, it was converted into a slave ...