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 people who built and worked at the university was officially dedicated Saturday.
Though finished in 2020, the initial dedication was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prerecorded dedication ceremony, which aired Saturday, brought together descendants, university officials and current and former students to reflect on the creation of the memorial.
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