Tag: #LettuceBaileyCT20
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Witness Stones Project Honors History of Enslaved People in Connecticut
By Eva Li in the Choate News on December 19, 2022 In recent months, towns across Connecticut have erected several permanent markers to memorialize the lives of enslaved men and […]
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Students from the Country School Remember Tamar
In the fall of 2020, eighth graders at the Country School began researching the life of Tamar. Tamar began her life in west Africa around the year 1744 and was […]
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Witness Stones Project Completion Allows Town to Honor Local Enslaved Woman
By Jesse Williams on ZIP06.COM on August 19, 2020. GUILFORD MADISON —Though the pandemic prevented a large community ceremony, Madison saw the installation of its first Witness Stone in front […]
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Lettuce Bailey Memorial Ceremony
We invite you to watch the installation of the Witness Stone to remember and honor Lettuce Bailey. The ceremony was hosted by The Country School of Madison.
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Country School Students Record, Honor Life of Enslaved Madison Resident
By Jesse Williams in Zip06.com on July 8, 2020 MADISON — After months of research, writing, and conversations, students from The Country School (TCS) have finished up their research on […]
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Country School Students Tell the Stories of Slavery in Their Community
From The Country School, published April 2020. Eighth Graders at the School began participating in the Witness Stones Project in the fall of 2019, setting out to tell an untold […]