Belmont’s Freedom Plaza Memorial: Acknowledging the Haunted Yearning for Justice

Andy Watts, Belmont University

Location

Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094

Presentation Type

Presentation

Start Date

28-9-2022 2:00 PM

Description

This presentation will explore how Belmont’s Freedom Plaza Memorial to the enslaved persons who lived and worked on the Belle Monte estate acknowledges a relentless, persevering haunting. It is a permanent engagement with the presence of the past; between the community and the living histories of those honored and their descendants; and with, in Howard Thurman’s words, the fi nal “vindication of truth” which confronts oppressive power and memory.

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The Theme of September 28 is "Unleashing Social Innovation at Belmont University"

Convocation Credit: Cultural Well-Being

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Sep 28th, 2:00 PM

Belmont’s Freedom Plaza Memorial: Acknowledging the Haunted Yearning for Justice

Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094

This presentation will explore how Belmont’s Freedom Plaza Memorial to the enslaved persons who lived and worked on the Belle Monte estate acknowledges a relentless, persevering haunting. It is a permanent engagement with the presence of the past; between the community and the living histories of those honored and their descendants; and with, in Howard Thurman’s words, the fi nal “vindication of truth” which confronts oppressive power and memory.