A Sound History For the Trail of Enslaved People

A Sound History For The Trail of Enslaved People is an audio archive, that uses web and mobile technology to provide personal stories and experiences, as well as historical information, about Richmond, Virginia's slave trail and the enslaved people who lived, worked and passed through this area, to visitors and residents who choose to retrace those steps. The sound walk follows a three-mile pathway along the banks of the James River in Richmond. Through internet-based GPS and Google mapping technology, visitors with smart phones and tablets can access guided audio tours that are responsive to physical location on the trail. The collection is also fully accessible from any location via any web-connected device or computer. Additionally, the archive is also envisioned as a sound exhibition. Click Here to access A Sound History for the Trail of Enslaved People. 2015-ongoing

Previously recorded invterviews include:

Images by Michael Lease, 2015 to 2016

Click here to access A Sound History for the Trail of Enslaved People. (Project and mapping complettion estimated April 2018)I

f Interested in participating please contact Vaughn Garland

Photograph Forthcoming	Imam Ammar Amonette, Islamic Center of Virginia icva1.com/ Recorded January 17, 2017 and February 15, 2017 Field Recording of Manchester Flood Wall Path September 20, 2017
Photograph Forthcoming	Dr. Edward L. Ayers, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus University of Richmond Recorded December 16, 2015 at the University Of Richmond, Richmond VA
	O. Janine Bell, President and Artistic Director of Elegba Folklore Society efsinc.org (In the original spelling the Es in Elegba are underlined.) Recorded June 24, 2015 at Elegba Folklore Society 101 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 Field Recordings from Elegba Folklore Society's Juneteenth Celebration. June 17, 2016 Image by O. Janine Bell
Photograph Forthcoming	Rev. Benjamin Campbell, Richmond Hill (www.richmondhillva.org/) Recorded June 12, 2015 Field Recordings from various spots in Church Hill and at the location of Lumpkins Jail in Richmond Virginia. Recorded between 2015 and 2016
	Rev. Dr. Paige Lanier Chargois, Consultant Formally of Hope in the City and Initiatives of Change us.iofc.org/hope-in-cities-iofc Recorded January 8, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia Image by Michael Lease
	Christy Coleman, Chief Executive Officer The American Civil War Museum Recorded February 5, 2016 at American Civil War Museum and Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond VA Image by Michael Lease
Photograph Forthcoming	Rob Corcoran, Rob Corcoran, Strategic Advisor at Initiatives of Change, founder of Hope in the Cities, and author of Trustbuilding: An Honest Conversation on Race, Reconciliation, and Responsibility. us.iofc.org/ us.iofc.org/hope-in-cities-iofc For use in Right Here Once and "The Sound History for the Trail of Enslaved People." righthereonce.org/audio-map/#slave-trail Recorded March 11, 2016 at Initiatives of Change Offices, Richmond, Virginia Field recordings collected from Mayo Bridge, Richmond, VA. For Rob Corcoran's book, "Trustbuilding: An Honest Conversation on Race, Reconciliation and Responsibility." us.iofc.org/trustbuilding-iofc
	Ana Edwards, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of The Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality. www.sacredgroundproject.net/ Recorded November 27, 2015 Field Recordings from Richmond's African Burial Grounds and the site of Lumpkins Jail in Richmond Virginia. Recorded between 2015 and 2016 Image by Michael Lease
	Free Folasade Egunfemi, Founder, Untold RVA (www.untoldrva.com) Recorded July 15, 2015 Field Recordings from Untold RVA's Emancipation Day Celebration, April 3rd, 2016 The Richmond's African Burial Ground (Mentioned)Patience Salgado, The Light of Human Kindness (www.facebook.com/thelightofhumankindness) Image by Michael Lease
Photograph Forthcoming	Gregg Kimball, Director of Public Services and Outreach at the Library of Virginia reflects on his work at the Valentine Museum and the library regarding issues of race and especially the domestic slave trade in Richmond. Library of Virginia www.lva.virginia.gov/ Valentine Museum thevalentine.org/ Recorded December 14, 2015 Field Recordings from Manchester Docks and south banks of James River in Richmond Virginia. Recorded between 2015 and 2017 Mentioned: "To Be Sold" exhibition at Library of Virginia took place from Oct. 27 to May 30, 2014 www.richmond.com/entertainment/to…6d2730d3515.html
	Dr. Maurie McInnis, Vice President and Provost, The University of Texas at Austin Recorded March 18, 2016, The University Of Virginia, Office of the President, Charlottesville, Virginia. Comments on ‘Slaves Waiting for Sale’ by Eyre Crowe (1861). Heinz collection, Washington DC Published in Guy C. Elroy, ‘Facing History: the Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940’ Article: "Eyre Crowe's Images of the Slave Trade," Contributed by Maurie D. McInnis www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Slave_Trad…tart_entry Background sounds recorded on Canal Walk in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond 2016-2017. Image by Michael Lease
	Chief Terry Price and Annette Price, Wolfe Creek Cherokee Museum, Richmond Virginia wolfcreekcherokee.com/index.html Recorded March 6, 2017 Drumming Recorded at Wolfe Creek Cherokee Museum March 15, 2017 Image by Vaughn Garland
Photograph Forthcoming	Rev. Sylvester Tee Turner, Director of Reconciliation Programs for Hope in the Cities and Commissioner of the Slave Trail Commission Initiatives of Change International www.iofc.org/sylvester-tee-turner us.iofc.org/hope-in-cities-iofc Recorded March 29, 2016 at Initiatives of Change, Richmond Field recordings from Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue www.visitrichmondva.com/listings/rich…-statue/1704/
	S. Waite Rawls III, President, The American Civil War Museum Foundation 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Recorded January 29, 2016, The White House of the Confederacy Background sounds recorded in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond 2016-2017. Songs Used: Work, John W, and Sidney Stripling. Breakaway. Georgia, 1941. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/ftvbib000041/. (Accessed January 08, 2017.) Lomax, John A, Ruby T Lomax, and John Lowry Goree. Jonah. Houston, Texas, 1939. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000025/. (Accessed January 08, 2017.) Morgan, Minta, and John A Lomax. TheSouthern Soldier. Library of Congress, 1952. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197129/. (Accessed July 23, 2017.) Image by Michael Lease
Photograph Forthcoming	Jennifer Hurst Wender, Director of Museum Operations and Education, Preservation Virginia. preservationvirginia.org Includes: The John Marshall House, 818 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA preservationvirginia.org/visit/histor…rshall-house Recorded July 22, 2016 Field Recording of Shockoe Bottom, Old Fellows Hall Site and African Burial Grounds September 27, 2017
Photograph Forthcoming	Ralph White, Former Manager, James River Park System Recorded June 26, 2015 Contains readings from "Seeing the Scars of Slavery In The Natural Environment: An Interpretive Guide to the Manchester Slave Trail Along the James River in Richmond." Narrated by Ralph White Written by Ralph White, edited by Professor Phillip Schwarz Printed 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009 Recorded May 19, 2015 Field Recordings from Manchester Docks, Richmond Virginia Recorded between 2015 and 2016