Modern Federal · Monuments

Descendants of Mount Vernon slaves pose at a slave monument at the estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Virginia · 1850–1939

Descendants of Mount Vernon slaves pose at a slave monument at the estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia, Virginia, 1850–1939
Descendants of Mount Vernon slaves pose at a slave monument at the estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia, Virginia, 1850–1939. Monuments — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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