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February 27, 2012

By Claudio E. Cabrera, The Root

Magee’s grave was formerly unmarked

A new monument in Mississippi is honoring, Sylvester Magee, the last American slave to die, by placing a historical marker at his grave in Pleasant Valley Methodist Church. The grave previously was unmarked for four decades.

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Slavery lasted nearly 300 years.

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