The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million donation to build an interpretive center that city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people.
Richmond's grant is among more than $16 million in total funding The Mellon Foundation is providing to recipients in Virginia's capital city for projects that are “examining, preserving and reimagining" its “rich historical narratives,” the New York-based nonprofit told The Associated Press ahead of a formal announcement Tuesday.
