Descendants' emotions run high at dedication of UVa's Memorial to Enslaved Laborers
ALLISON WRABEL The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress CHARLOTTESVILLE â Seeing her great-great-great-uncle Peyton Skipwithâs name carved into the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia fills Carole Maloneâs heart âwith pride and sadness.â âPeyton, along with 4,000 to 5,000 known and unknown patriots and citizens, toiled at UVa under unspeakable horrors and oppression to carve out a life of dignity and hope for their families and descendants,â she said. With virtual and in-person recognition, a long-planned memorial to enslaved ...
Source: roanoke.com