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Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

Southern Road

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jan 12 2010, 3:59 PM ET Comment

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Friends. I'm returning to Virginia in a month or so to continue this whole civil war/slavery journey I'm on. I have to come up with a name for this. Oh well. Anyway, the last time I visited Virginia, I told everyone too late to give recommendations on what I should see.

This time though, I'm giving notice. I'm obviously going to see Monticello, and a few other spots. If there's anything, in particular, you guys think I need to see, please nominate. For the record, this won't be my last trip to the area. I'm trying to spend at least a weekend a month there over the course of the next year.

Clarification: I'm going to be staying in the Charlottesville area. Should have made that clear.


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