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Ridgefield 8th Graders Uncover the Stories of Two People Enslaved by One of Town’s Founding Families
In the Ridgefield Press by Kaitlyn Lyle on November 21, 2022
Survey of Connecticut Slave Laws, 1643 – 1848
Essex Receives First Witness Stone, Honoring Those That Were Enslaved in the Area
Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Westport
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with the United Church in Westport. The church will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.
Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Wilton
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with the Wilton Congregational Church. The church will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.
Witness Stones Project Announce New Partnership in Branford
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with Branford Public Schools and the Branford Historical Society. The schools and society will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.
The mission of Branford Public Schools is to support the students of Branford through efficient and effective allocation of resources and by providing a spectrum of top-quality ancillary services necessary to sustain a contemporary program of public education.
The mission of the Branford Historical Society is to discover and preserve the history of Branford, Connecticut, by the acquisition and preservation of artifacts, documents, and records of Branford provenance, and to actively promote Branford’s history to the community.
Witness Stones Project to Partner with the Hempsted Houses
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with Hempsted Houses. The Connecticut Landmarks house in New London, Connecticut, will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.
The mission of Connecticut Landmarks is to use historic properties to inspire an understanding of our complex past.
Witness Stones Project to Partner with the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden & the Woodhall School
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden. The Connecticut Landmarks house in Bethlehem, Connecticut, will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.
The mission of Connecticut Landmarks is to use historic properties to inspire an understanding of our complex past.
The mission of the Woodhall School is to provide an opportunity for success to young men of above-average intellectual ability in grades 9-12, who have had difficulties in traditional school environments. The school embraces an individualized approach that allows each student to realize his potential and to take accountability in all areas of his life.
Clint Smith Discusses the Witness Stones Project
Atlantic writer and best-selling author Clint Smith joined Michel Martin to discuss his cover story on what America can learn from German efforts to memorialize the Holocaust.
A group of teachers and students in Connecticut began the Witness Stones Project…. Ultimately it is those small, neighborhood-, community-, and city-based initiatives that make the most impact and have the most potential to change minds, to change hearts, to change our understanding of ourselves. –Clint Smith, best-selling author of How the Word Is Passed
