Restoring History & Honoring Humanity
By Patrick L. Sullivan in the TriCornerNews on May 5, 2021
NORFOLK — The life of James Mars was celebrated at the Norfolk Congregational Church on Sunday, May 2, with a ceremony marking the unveiling of a witness stone honoring Mars, the last slave bought or sold in Norfolk. Continue reading.
Salisbury School students honor James Mars’s legacy.
By Shaw Israel Izikson in the Winsted Phoenix on May 1, 2021.
NORFOLK — A ceremony was held for the unveiling of a Witness Stone for James Mars on Saturday, May 1. According to the Witness Stone project’s website at witnessstonesproject.org, a Witness Stone is a marker that recalls an enslaved individual at a site of significance. Continue reading.
