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Friday Truehart, Once Enslaved in Hopewell, Commemorated in Witness Stone Project Ceremony

WSP · Apr 30, 2022 ·

Courtesy of MercerMe.com
By Ambreen Ali in MercerMe.com on April 30, 2022

Timberlane Middle School became the first in the state to partake in a project that culminated on Thursday with the placement of a permanent brass stone in Hopewell Boro to honor the life of an enslaved individual.

Through the Witness Stones Project, eighth grade students have learned about the life of Friday Truehart, a thirteen-year-old boy who came to Hopewell Valley as the slave of Rev. Oliver Hart. Truehart’s life was documented in the book If These Stones Could Talk by his descendant Beverly Mills and fellow historian Elaine Buck. Continue reading.

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