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Which part of Washington, D.C. discovered iron coffins that Owsley researched?

Capitol Heights area
Adams Morgan area
Columbia Heights area
Georgetown Heights area

Answer

The Columbia Heights area of Washington, D.C., was home to a number of African-American cemeteries in the 1800s, many of which were eventually demolished. In the 1980s, archaeologists excavated a number of these cemeteries and discovered a number of iron coffins, which had been used to bury enslaved people.