Recognizing, mourning, and repenting of 400 years of racial injustice

In May 2015, a group of 25 people gathered to clear growth, fallen logs, branches, and old fencing that had slowly overtaken the Sam Moore Slave Cemetery in Quicksburg, VA. Towards the end of the day, as the team reflected on their work, a thick, old tree stump in the center of the clearing suddenly popped into flames. It was like something was being released from the ground.

On a later visit to the graveyard, about 15 people felt compelled to launch an effort known as the Repentance Project, which encourages racial healing through the acknowledgement and communication of the enduring legacies of slavery as well as through repentance and relationship building. Tonight, we’ll hear from two of their leaders – Reverend Bill Haley and Max Finberg.