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Hearth:  Faculty, staff, students and community members attended the ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on the memorial. Titled “Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved,” the brick structure will resemble a fireplace and will feature the names of people who are known to have been enslaved by the university.  Photo by Stephn Salpukas Hearth:  Faculty, staff and alumni push down the top of a brick wall that stands where the memorial will be constructed.  Photo by Stephen Salpukas...

Virtual dedication of Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA to be streamed Saturday Published Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2021, 12:20 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Local/State » Local2 » Virtual dedication of Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA to be streamed Saturday (© Melinda Fawver – stock.adobe.com) A virtual ceremony, free and open to the public, will be held Saturday to honor the legacy of the estimated 4,000 enslaved peop...

ALL WHRO SITES Photo by Stephen Salpukas. The Lemon Project at William and Mary is an effort to uncover details of enslaved workers at the university. The Lemon Project Will Memorialize Enslaved People From William And Mary's Past Details The College of William And Mary is researching the enslaved people from the school’s past. Called the Lemon Project, it's an effort to uncover how those enslaved people lived and worked at the college. The project began in 2009. Paul Bibeau (PB):Thank you very much for talking to us. Jody Allen (JA): Sure, well thank you for asking ...

William & Mary’s 11 th annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium will feature panel discussions, keynote speeches and performances — all focused on the history and future of Black women in America. The event, titled “Four Centuries of Black Women in America: Freedom, Activism and Justice for All,” will be held virtually March 22-27. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required.  “One of the best parts of our annual spring symposium is how we bring people together — from community members to students to professionals and alumni — to learn and think about the exper...

A discovery on campus:  William & Mary and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation jointly announced in a Feb. 25 press release that the building at 524 Prince George St. contains the original structure of the Bray School, where free and enslaved Black children were educated from 1760 to 1765.  Illustration of front-page news story Photo - of - by staff |  March 8, 2021 Prince George House is perhaps the most inconspicuous building on a picturesque campus, but for a week or s...