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Restore History

Through research, education, and civic engagement, the Witness Stones Project, Inc. seeks to restore the history and to honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities.

Witness Stones Project

 

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Witness the humanity and contributions of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities.

Recent Article – April 13, 2021

Shem's Gravestone
Gravestone for Shem, Revolutionary War veteran. Died enslaved 1794.

Witness Stones Talk at Old State House

Please join Dennis Culliton, Founder of the Witness Stones Project as he presents alongside graduate student intern Kaitlyn Oberndorfer to share stories about slavery in Connecticut.

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Just as Norwich has its Boston Trowtrow, Hartford has its Cuff, and Madison has its Pompey, Guilford has Moses, an enslaved person who is remembered, if incompletely, in our local histories.  But how many more enslaved people contributed to Connecticut in the Colonial and Early American periods.  Who were they?  Where did they live? Did they die enslaved?  …

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What are witness stones?

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“Only by coming to terms with history can we free ourselves to create a more just world.” – Drew Gilpin FaustHarvard’s twenty-eighth president…

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Witness Stones Project, Inc. – Become a Friend

Please become a member of the The Witness Stones Project. Your contributions will provide continued financial support for our efforts to restore the history and humanity of enslaved people while educating our youth in issues of justice, equality, and inclusion.

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Communities where the Witness Stones Project is being conducted:

Madison, Connecticut

Student work and links to their work are coming soon…

Founded in 1955, The Country School is a coeducational, independent school serving students in PreSchool-Grade 8.

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