An estimated 800 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members gathered for the dedication of Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved, which honors the people whom the university enslaved over the course of 172 years.
Hermine Pinson, the Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings Professor of English and Africana Studies at W&M, will explore some of her favorite pieces of work in the fall 2021 Tack Faculty Lecture.
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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
Hearth: President Emeritus Taylor Reveley LL.D. ’18, W&M President Katherine A. Rowe and Jody Allen Ph.D. ’07 push down a large panel of the wall in the location where the memorial will be constructed.