After almost a century of debate as to whether or not it should be removed as a symbol of racial oppression,[1][2] it was voted by City Council to be moved on June 11, 2019, one year before the protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd.[3] The city council had been planning the block's removal since 2017, with a court victory by the council in February 2020 having cleared the last remaining legal obstacles to moving it.[4] The auction block was removed from its site on June 5, 2020, and is displayed at the Fredericksburg Area Museum.[5][6]
^Caprara, David (September 1, 2017). "The 'slave block' in a town in Virginia: should it stay or should it go?". The Guardian. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^Kenney, Tanasia (September 1, 2017). "Debate Continues Over What Exactly to Do About Fredericksburg's Street-Corner Slave Auction Block". atlantablackstar.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^"Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block". ABC News. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
^Gregory Dailey (June 5, 2020). "'This was huge': City of Fredericksburg removes 176-year-old slave auction block". WJLA. Associated Press. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^. City of Fredericksburg. June 5, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
^McGreevy, Nora (September 30, 2020). "Fredericksburg's Slave Auction Block Will Be Moved to a Museum". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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