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Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va

This June 11, 2008 file photo shows some of the fortifications inside the moat at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. Casemate Museum Historian Robert Kelly is working to ‘humanize those enslaved’ at Fort Monroe — one name at a time. His recently published paper, “Humanizing the Enslaved of Fort Monroe’s Arc of Freedom,” highlights research about the full names of slaves and their work, letters sent to chief engineers and copies of reports at forts Calhoun/Wool and Monroe. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)