William & Mary Faces Its Slavery Past | Virginia Beach News

William & Mary is rewriting its legacy by confronting its painful past—since 2009, the historic college has launched “The Lemon Project” to reckon with its 170-year history of slavery, building bridges with Black communities and honoring the enslaved through a $2.9M memorial called Hearth, engraved with their names—a bold, healing step amid a national reckoning on how we remember and teach American history. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e3e159f4999dd338