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The Witness Stones Dedication in Essex, Connecticut
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, a community coalition that included St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Essex Historical Society, and Valley Regional High School installed a Witness Stone in honor of Violet, an enslaved woman who successfully ran away from her captor, a wealthy local sea captain, in 1802. They also honored Sawney Freeman, a Black…