Tag: Lost Souls Public Memorial Project
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Lost Souls Memorial Project honors lives lost to slavery
The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project will mount exhibits throughout the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive, during February that highlight the history of the Lost Souls along with representations of African American/Black culture. The exhibits will feature original artwork designed by members of the East Brunswick Youth Council, a quilt designed by students of…
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East Brunswick Cub Scouts show how ‘Diversity Rocks’
Cub Scouts from Pack 501 in East Brunswick painted rocks for the Diversity Rocks project of the East Brunswick Human Relations Council (EBHRC), and 1,818 remembrance stones for the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project. During the event on Aug. 1, Jenna Leigh Lucy spoke about disabilities awareness. EBHRC Chair Emeritus Elayne Risley spoke about the…
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East Brunswick’s Lost Souls Memorial Project monument will be built at community center
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Lost Souls Memorial Project Inc. released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to launch the design phase of its history-restoring monument. Founded in 2017, the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project is a grassroots, community-based effort to remember 177-plus African Americans whose freedom was stolen by a corrupt Middlesex County judge, Jacob Van Wickle, in…
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Lost Souls Public Memorial Project thanks East Brunswick for support
EAST BRUNSWICK – To commemorate the final week of Black History Month, Lost Souls Public Memorial Project members delivered updates about the status of their ongoing initiative. Founded in 2017, the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project is a grassroots, community-based effort to remember 177-plus African Americans whose freedom was stolen by a corrupt Middlesex County…