Underground Railroad

“It’s a unique archaeological case in that we’re searching for evidence of something that was really working hard to not be seen.”

“I want it to be part of the DNA of the town. I want it, I want you to feel it like I feel it.”

The missing statue is that of "Tom," a runaway slave in torn clothing, his hand outstretched toward another statue, that of Catherine Harris. Harris and her father were the first "colored" people in Jamestown.

Many of us know and love traditional spirituals like Swing Low, Sweet Chariot or Wade in the Water. But a lesser known aspect is that many of these songs…