Brian Harrod Reports: HUDSON RIVER TEARS: Yonkers artist Vinnie Bagwell will create the bas relief to remember Irvington slaves.

 

HUDSON RIVER TEARS: Yonkers artist Vinnie Bagwell will create the bas relief to remember Irvington slaves. PHOTO: Burial ground for the enslaved Africans who worked on Irvington’s farms and estates until the mid 1800s for the founding families of the village WESTCHESTER COUNTY: The Ugly Sin And Stain Of Slavery Existed in Irvington and #Greenburgh FACTS.... Did you know that enslaved Africans contributed to the foundation of Irvington? The Irvington School District has agreed to provide a place for a sculpture and a plaque on Main Street School property to honor the legacy enslaved Africans who lived and labored in Irvington. Irvington resident Cathy Sears, along with Sarah Cox researched the history of local enslaved Africans, and wrote an article for the Winter 2019 issue of the Irvington historical Society, The Roost. They then formed the Commemorating Enslaved Africans Committee and Project. In August the Village Board of Trustees approved the group's proposal for a memorial garden with benches and a plaque to be located on South Buckhout Street overlooking Barney Brook and a former enslaved burial ground. The actual size of the enslaved burial ground is unknown, because it was neglected for so many years..... https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2902548173336075/