Acquired by the City of Atlanta in August 2022, the site of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company embodies a legacy of civil and human rights abuses against Black women, men, and youth. During the post-Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) and into the first decade of the twentieth century, laws passed in Southern states to restrict the freedom of African Americans—commonly referred to as Black Codes—ensnared numerous Black people in extrajudicial cases that often led to their arrest and incarceration. Subsequently, many found themselves essentially re-enslaved in a system of convict leasing. This event will consider how the site of the former brick company, and the efforts underway to preserve and memorialize it, might be in line with the work of the International Sites of Conscience and their members around the world.

Guest Speaker:
Ereshnee Naidu, Ph.D., Executive Director, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Speaker Bio

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