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Honoring Mount Vernon's slaves:
The Mount Vernon Slave Memorial was dedicated in 1983. Its granite column stands within circles inscribed with the words Faith, Hope, and Love. Student architects of the winning design team pose with Harry Robinson, Dean of Howard University.
At the 1999 annual wreath-laying ceremony honoring Mount Vernon slaves, Sheila B. Coates, President of Black Women United for Action, presented a gift to a special guest, the award-winning actress Cicely Tyson.
This image, of a man named Tom, is the only known photograph of a Mount Vernon slave. |