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Years of research and collaboration have contributed to a memorial sculpture that recognizes and honors the role of enslaved laborers at Roanoke College. The college dedicated the memorial during a campus ceremony on April 4.

Clover Archer devoted months of research to a new exhibit co-sponsored by the Center for Studying Structures of Race and Olin Hall Galleries.

The sculpture, “Authors and Architects” by Sandy Williams IV, was selected in partnership with Creative Time and will be situated on campus to memorialize enslaved people connected to Roanoke College history.  

"Freedom is Not a Metaphor” is an exhibition by Richmond artist Sandy Williams IV, who was selected last year to design a memorial to enslaved laborers at Roanoke College. The exhibition will open on Friday, Sept. 13, with a reception in Smoyer Gallery from 6-8 p.m.

The $100,000 grant will support in-depth learning opportunities including research taking place this summer.  

In addition to delivering the lecture, University of Richmond professor Sandy Williams IV will soon unveil their concept for a memorial to enslaved laborers that will stand on the Roanoke College campus.

The annual conference will bring together students, faculty and community leaders to explore important aspects of racial justice, AI ethics and more.

During a lecture at Roanoke College on Sept. 18, Steele presented his research about the impact of stereotypes and how individuals from different identity groups can make up a successfully diverse community.

On Sunday, Roanoke College paused to honor the memories of enslaved workers. The annual vigil coincides with a larger campus effort to document and memorialize the history of enslaved people in the region. 

The project to build a memorial to enslaved individuals is part of a wider effort to uncover the history of Roanoke College and its surrounding region.

Higher education administrator and author Ainsley Carry, whose second book tackles the challenge of negotiating memorial disputes on college campuses, spoke at Roanoke College on Wednesday as part of the Memorials, Monuments & Memory Lecture Series.

Roanoke College’s Center for Studying Structures of Race has been recognized for a new walking tour that sheds light on a difficult part of history.

Six students conducted in-depth research to help build a database of information about enslaved people who lived in Southwest Virginia before and during the Civil War.

The generous gift supports the College’s Center for Studying Structures of Race.