"UR’s Witness Oak project honors enslaved ancestors" by W. John Hayden
 

Abstract

This article is about one tree and one cemetery plot. Though the existence of some may have been forgotten, many more burial grounds for the enslaved are known and some of these may still have trees old enough to have “witnessed” the interments of those who toiled so hard, for so long. What better way to remember their contributions to the land that continues to nourish us than by maintaining a living legacy of Witness Tree progeny?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2024

Publisher Statement

© 2024 Virginia Native Plant Society

Sempervirens (ISSN 1085-9632) is the quarterly newsletter of the Virginia Native Plant Society

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