Say my name, say my name

The practice of enslavement was not a passive means to an end, it was a brutal system of violent coercion, cultural genocide, and dehumanization. The legacy remains with us today.  It is not invisible, if we pay attention we can see the fruits of the enslaved's labor every day. We must continue to imagine the unimaginable, to reconsider the enslavement that so shaped the American past and whose legacy continues to cast a shadow over the American future.  We must recognize the individuality of those that were enslaved and say their names, bringing into the world the fact that they were not "slaves," rather someone enslaved a human-being with hopes, dreams, and loves. To that effect, we must say their names and acknowledge their contributions to the world in which we live today. Below, find what is currently known about the enslaved individuals on the Hilton Estate.  Say their names.