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Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House Updated To Include More Information On Slaves Who Lived There

Charlotte Pence Bond
Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House Updated To Include More Information On Slaves Who Lived There
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Arlington House, the mansion in Virginia that once belonged to Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is reopening after a $12 million revamping effort aimed at contextualizing Lee’s legacy.

After the rehabilitation, the mansion that overlooks Arlington National Cemetery will include more information about people who were enslaved on the property, as reported by The Associated Press. 

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