TCS Witness Stones

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Country School Students Take in Poetry as They Begin to Research Slavery in Madison | Zip06.comAs 7th- and 8th-grade students at The Country School (TCS) prepare to delve into the history of local slavery and the lives of enslaved people as part of The Witness Stones Project, the school hosted a speaker whose words and insights helped prepare students for the tragic and personal explorations they will soon undertake.

Working on Witness Stones at The Country School | Zip06.comThe Country School 8th graders recently participated in the Witness Stones Project, which tells the untold stories of the past, particularly slavery in New England, and recognizes sites of enslaved individuals through engraved stones.

Witness Stones at the Country School

TCS students present their findings on Lettuce to the Madison town Board of Selectmen.

Country School Students Seek to Research, Honor Lives of Local Enslaved Persons | Zip06.comWhile slavery has remained a consistent, underlying thread causing harm and affecting communities throughout the country, the realities of what slavery looked like in any given place often remains unexplored, according to Dennis Culliton, a former Guilford teacher who has made it his mission to tell those stories and honor those individuals.

Slideshow from Witness Stones Installation Ceremony (click at left)

Stories about Witness Stones Installation

Country School Students Record, Honor Life of Enslaved Madison Resident, The Source newspaper

Witness Stones Project Completion Allows Town to Honor Local Enslaved Woman, The Source newspaper

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