Recording of the livestream of the vigil, courtesy of Virginia Humanities and WTJU.
Last Sunday, Feb. 28th, Beloved Community Cville hosted the “Slave Auction Block Vigil: Honoring the Ancestors” at the Historic Court Square to acknowledge the trauma which took place there and honor the ancestors. The event served as a kick-off to the events of Liberation & Freedom Day, which celebrates the arrival of Union soldiers into Charlottesville in 1865.
During the vigil, the history of the human sales which took place in Court Square was brought alive through song, prayer, reading of names, and ritual by the following community members:
1) Albemarle County Courthouse steps
Below are a few photos from our vigil.
Photo credit: Eze Amos.
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