RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Struggling to keep his vision alive, former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder testified Wednesday he was inspired to tell the story of slavery through a museum after he led a delegation to Africa in the 1990s.

Wilder, the grandson of slaves, testified for nearly an hour at a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing that was expected to consider a plan to resurrect his proposed U.S. National Slavery Museum, which is attempting to emerge from $7 million in debt.

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