The Commemorative Marker is located in Emancipation Hall inside the United States Capitol Visitor’s Center. An inscription on plaque above the Slave Marker Commemorative Marker reads, This sandstone was originally part of the United States Capitol East front. Constructed in 1824-1826 it was quarried by laborers, including enslaved African-Americans, and commemorates [click here to read more]

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