RICHMOND, Va. — On a hot July morning, Christy
Coleman recounts the tales of hundreds of slaves who worked at the
Tredegar Iron Works, a foundry located along the James River and a
national landmark where weapons of the Confederacy were made during the
Civil War. As she describes the burning of Richmond, Coleman explains
how the ironworks survived and represents a tangible part of American
history.
Contemplative, she looks around the 9-acre
property. A natural born storyteller, she is animated as she details
complexities of Civil War history that took place where she stands.
“History is all around us, we are living in
the midst of our history, the question is how do we choose to navigate
it?” said Coleman, who became the president of the American Civil War
Center at Historic Tredegar in 2008.
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